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The Poppy Field near Argenteuil, Claude Monet, 1875.

Medium: Oil Paint

Style: Impressionist

This is one of Monet's first landscapes to be painted "en plein air," or outdoors. His wife, Camille, and son, Jean, are painted here taking a walk through the poppy fields near their home in Argenteuil, France. Monet uses color and his signature stippled brushstroke to create the vibrant atmosphere of a stroll on a summer's day.

Monet is most famous for two series of paintings he completed: water lilies and haystacks. The latter consisted of 25 paintings of nearly the same image during different light, times of day, seasons, and weather conditions.