

484
1
by
Claude Monet
Grainstack, Sun in the Mist
1891
In the late 1880s, Claude Monet analyzed visual perception by representing the same subject under varying conditions of light, atmosphere, and weather. In one such series, he depicted the grainstacks near his house in Giverny. These large, conical structures of wheat, 15 to 20 feet high, protected the grain from rain and rodents. Typical of farming practice in France, the stacks came to symbolize the country's rural prosperity. Monet studied the grainstacks during different seasons as the sunlight changed in intensity. This picture shows the autumn dawn, at a moment when the sun burns off the rising mist. The grainstack is seen against the morning light, which forms a halo around it. Up close, one sees a flickering patchwork of broken brushstrokes, each one a notation of light. At a distance, these colors coalesce into a brilliant, shimmering image.
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
painting by Claude Monet (Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art)
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
painting by Claude Monet (Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art)
- Size:
- 23 5/8 x 39 1/2in. (60 x 100.3 cm)
- Medium:
- Oil on Canvas
- License:
- Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
- For more:
- http://collections.artsmia.org/art/10436/grainstack-sun-in-…
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