Poplars in the Sun (Sous les Peupliers, Effet de Soleil), 1887 by Claude Monet

Poplars in the Sun, painted by Claude Monet in 1887 depicts a woman shaded by a green parasol walking along a sunlit meadow path beneath a row of slender poplar trees near Giverny. Rendered with the tightly structured, almost decorative brushwork Monet developed in the mid-1880s, the canvas balances the strict verticals of the poplar trunks against the soft golden expanse of the surrounding fields. The painting marks a turning point in Monet’s evolving style, foreshadowing the more rigorously composed series paintings of his later Giverny years.

Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Date: 1887.

Poplars in the Sun (Sous les Peupliers, Effet de Soleil), 1887 by Claude Monet. Spring Meadow Wall Art Canvas Print.