Which Claude Monet painting shows a woman with a parasol and a young boy?

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Claude Monet’s painting of a woman with a parasol and a young boy is Woman with a Parasol – Madame Monet and Her Son. Painted in 1875, it shows Camille Monet and their son Jean in a field.

The work is admired for its high viewpoint, windblown grass, bright sky, and rapidly painted color. Monet treated the figures as part of the moving landscape rather than as formally posed portrait subjects.

The painting is sometimes shortened to Woman with a Parasol, although Monet made more than one parasol-related painting. The subtitle identifying Madame Monet and her son distinguishes this 1875 work from later paintings with similar imagery.

The composition demonstrates Monet’s interest in fleeting outdoor effects, a defining concern of Impressionist painting.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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