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Claude Monet
Field of Poppies, Giverny, 1885
This is one of four paintings of poppy fields that Monet completed during the summer of 1885 in Giverny, where the artist resided from 1883 until his death almost forty-five years later. The painting illustrates a change in Monet's technique, which occurred in the 1880s: he consciously treats the landscape as a vehicle for opposing bands of colors -- red, green, and blue. He may have added to the painting in the studio in order to unify the surface. The painting received widespread recognition at its United States premier in 1886 and was one of Monet's first works purchased by an American collector. |