10 Sublime Springtime Paintings from Claude Monet

Claude Monet loved nature — and what better time to enjoy it than its reawakening after a long, cold winter.

He loved to paint “en plein air” — outdoors in the open air — enjoying the fresh light and colors of spring, with the scent of blossoms drifting on the spring breeze.

Here are 10 paintings by Monet that feature “spring” in the title.

Hope they put a spring in your step today!

Springtime in Giverny by Claude Monet
Springtime in Giverny by Claude Monet
Springtime by Claude Monet, 1886
Springtime by Claude Monet, 1886
The Spring in Argentuil by Claude Monet, 1872
The Spring in Argentuil by Claude Monet, 1872
Springtime by Claude Monet, 1872
Springtime by Claude Monet, 1872
The Mount Riboudet in Rouen at Spring by Claude Monet, 1872
The Mount Riboudet in Rouen at Spring by Claude Monet, 1872
Springtime at Giverny by Claude Monet, 1886
Springtime at Giverny by Claude Monet, 1886
Spring by the Seine by Claude Monet, 1875
Spring by the Seine by Claude Monet, 1875
An Orchard in Spring by Claude Monet, 1886
An Orchard in Spring by Claude Monet, 1886
The Spring at Vetheuil by Claude Monet, 1881
The Spring at Vetheuil by Claude Monet, 1881
Spring Landscape by Claude Monet, 1894
Spring Landscape by Claude Monet, 1894