Where to See Bordighera: Art Institute of Chicago

French artist Claude Monet painted this views of Bordighera during his 1884 trip to the Italian Riviera. The Mediterranean light and exotic vegetation challenged his palette. Palm trees and bright sunshine appear throughout this series.

Monet found the colors almost too intense to capture. His vibrant brushwork renders the warmth and brilliance of the coastal town. This painting hangs at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Bordighera is a town on the Italian Riviera, near the French border. Monet visited in 1884.

The Art Institute of Chicago holds this work in its Impressionist collection.

Monet traveled to Bordighera on the Italian Riviera in 1884, captivated by its exotic vegetation and brilliant Mediterranean light. He wrote to his wife about struggling to capture colors he'd never seen before.

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