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The Poppy Field near Argenteuil

Claude Monet · 1873

A 1873 Monet landscape of a poppy field showing his wife Camille and son Jean walking in the countryside.

Monet painted this scene of poppies featuring his wife Camille and son Jean, central figures in his life at Argenteuil.

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Claude Monet's painting of a sunlit meadow filled with red poppies on a hillside. A woman with a blue parasol and a small child walk in the foreground; two more figures stand on the left near trees, and a white house sits in the distance under a blue sky with clouds. The artist's signature is at lower left.
Claude Monet, The Poppy Field near Argenteuil, 1873. Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

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What it is

This oil-on-canvas landscape was completed by Claude Monet in 1873, while he lived in Argenteuil. It was shown at the First Impressionist Exhibition the following year. After passing through several owners, it was donated to the French state in 1906 by Étienne Moreau-Nélaton, and is now at the Musée d'Orsay.

Why it matters

The painting shows a field of red poppies with two mother-and-child pairs walking through it, probably Camille Doncieux, Monet's wife, with their young son Jean. It is one of the best-known images of Impressionist suburban landscape, showing outdoor light, bright color, and quick, sketch-like brushwork — the style that gave the movement its name.

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  • How does Monet use color to divide the painting into two halves?
  • What does the inclusion of his own family suggest about his subject matter?
  • What is left out of this peaceful scene about rural life at the time?

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