Regular and Large print chart included
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Bring the beauty of the French coast to your stitching with this exquisite Fisherman's House, Varengeville Cross Stitch Pattern, based on a painting by Claude Monet. Perched on a sunlit cliff overlooking the English Channel, a small cottage nestles among windswept grasses and wild vegetation, while the calm blue sea stretches toward the horizon beyond.
The humble house has a fascinating history. During the Napoleonic era, small cottages like this were constructed along the French Channel coast for customs officers charged with watching the sea. Following the Continental Blockade, many were repurposed by local fishermen, becoming part of the coastal landscape that inspired generations of artists.
Painted during Monet's exploration of the Normandy coast, this work showcases the artist's mastery of light and color. By this period, Monet had largely abandoned the traditional use of black and gray shadows, instead creating depth and atmosphere through vibrant complementary colors. The hillside shimmers with golds, greens, violets, blues, and warm earth tones, demonstrating the Impressionist belief that natural light contains a spectrum of color. The result is a luminous scene that feels alive with sunshine, sea air, and movement.
A beautiful example of French Impressionism, Fisherman's House, Varengeville captures both the rugged beauty of the Normandy coastline and Monet's revolutionary approach to color and light. The original painting resides in the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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Design Size:
324w x 266h stitches
Types of Stitches:
Full stitches only, no half or quarter stitches, no backstitching
Level of Difficulty:
Advanced
Sewn Design Size:
14 count: 23.14 x 19.00 inches - 588mm x 483mm
18 count: 18.00 x 14.78 inches - 457mm x 375mm
20 count: 16.20 x 13.30 inches - 411mm x 338mm
22 count: 14.73 x 12.09 inches - 374mm x 307mm
Fabric size necessary for design:
Add six inches to both length and width (3" on each side)
Number of floss colors in the design: 77 (DMC cotton floss) No blended colors.
