Claude MonetFrench, 1840–1926The Red Kerchief
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
Room222 Impressionism & Post-ImpressionismCleveland, United States
On public display.
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- In this state since
- Aug 16, 2026
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- The museum's own collection data
About the painting
The Red Cape, also sometimes known as Madame Monet or The Red Kerchief, is an oil-on-canvas snowscape by French impressionist Claude Monet, from c. 1868–1873. The painting depicts Claude Monet's first wife, Camille, dressed in a red cape, passing outside of a window.
Monet painted the painting while living in Argenteuil. The solitary setting at his home there allowed him to paint in relative peace, as well as spend time with his family. It is Monet's only known snowscape painting that features Camille Monet. Since 1958, it has been in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio.
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1958.39
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- The Cleveland Museum of Art: the museum's own open data · fetched 4 days ago
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Meanwhile, in the life of Claude Monet
The whole life8 August 1867
Birth of his son Jean
Monet and Camille Doncieux had their first son, Jean.
8 August 1867
Son born: Jean Monet
28 June 1870
Married: Camille Doncieux
28 June 1870
Marriage to Camille Doncieux
Monet married his model Camille Doncieux shortly before the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War.
1870–1871
London exile
Evading conscription during the Franco-Prussian War, Monet lived in London, where he studied Constable and Turner, met Pissarro and Whistler, and became acquainted with his first and principal dealer, Paul Durand-Ruel — an encounter decisive for his career.
