Musée d’Orsay · 1873
The Poppy Field near Argenteuil
Claude Monet
Monet dots a hillside with pure red poppies against green grass, using the two colours' natural contrast to make the whole field vibrate rather than mixing a duller 'realistic' shade.
Why it matters
Monet dots a hillside with pure red poppies against green grass, using the two colours' natural contrast to make the whole field vibrate rather than mixing a duller 'realistic' shade.
Look closer
Notice the two figures walking through the poppies near the top of the hill echo the pair in the foreground — Monet repeats the same walk twice at two different distances.
One of the most reproduced Impressionist paintings in the world, and one of the clearest early examples of Monet's dot-like brushwork.
Value context
ELYIO places this work in an indicative editorial context of €38–55 million.
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