Claude Monet - Windmill at Zaandam 1871

Windmill at Zaandam 1871
Windmill at Zaandam
1871 oil/canvas
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen

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In a letter to his friend Camille Pissarro, who was living in England at the time, Monet wrote:
'There are the most amusing things everywhere. Houses of every colour, hundreds of windmills and enchanting boats, extremely friendly Dutchmen who almost all speak French…. I have not had time to visit the museums, I wish to work first of all and I’ll treat myself to that later.'