Claude Monet - Tulip Fields at Sassenheim, near Leiden 1886

Tulip Fields at Sassenheim, near Leiden 1886
Tulip Fields at Sassenheim, near Leiden
1886 73х59cm oil/canvas
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute at Williamstown, MA, USA

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From Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute at Williamstown:
In 1886, Monet was invited by a French diplomat to visit Holland’s famous tulip fields. The artist was concerned that the “poor colors” of modern oil paint might not effectively convey the fields’ vibrant hues. In the foreground of this view, the flowers are painted with thick, parallel strokes of bright red, yellow, violet, and cream, the colors glowing in the sunlight beneath a brilliant blue sky. Sterling Clark bought the work directly from the private collection of Monet’s dealer, Paul Durand-Ruel, in 1933.
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