Waterloo Bridge, London, at Dusk

Waterloo Bridge, London, at Dusk from 1904 captures the moment of transition from late afternoon into evening on the Thames — a liminal light state Monet found particularly compelling in London's atmosphere, where coal smoke and river mist created effects unavailable in Normandy. The National Gallery of Art holds this canvas as part of its substantial Monet collection. Dusk on the Thames produced deep purple-orange atmospheric combinations that Monet pushed toward chromatic extremity, the bridge dissolving in violet haze as lights begin to appear on the opposite bank.

The dusk palette merges deep indigo and orange in the water's reflections while the sky above the bridge shifts through violet to pale gold at the horizon. Monet applies paint in small, varied strokes that build atmospheric complexity through overlapping color layers rather than clearly delineated zones.