Gladioli (Les Glaïeuls), c. 1876 by Claude Monet

Gladioli, painted by Claude Monet in 1876, depicts a woman in a dark blue gown strolling a garden path beside towering spikes of red and pink gladioli in full bloom. Monet rendered the flowerbed with the same freedom and immediacy he brought to his landscapes, dissolving individual blossoms into a vibrant field of broken color and light. The painting reflects his growing fascination during the 1870s with cultivated gardens as subjects in their own right, anticipating the great floral compositions of his later career.

Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Date: 1876.

Gladioli (Les Glaïeuls), 1876 by Claude Monet. Impressionist Floral Canvas Print.