Famous Painting of Poppies Monet Sunlight rakes across the ridges

Sunlight rakes across the ridges

This artwork brings the grounding calm of the forest into the home

The impressionistic handling trades photographic detail for energy

lending the composition real depth and a sense of faraway calm

Famous Painting of Poppies Monet Sunlight rakes across the ridgesA generous bouquet of wildflowers spills from a simple terracotta jug, its loose, abundant arrangement bursting with scarlet poppies, white daisies, sprigs of yellow blooms and touches of cornflower blue. The flowers are gathered with a wonderful spontaneity, stems and petals reaching in every direction against a soft, muted grey green background. Quick, feathery brushstrokes give the petals a living lightness, while the warm clay of the jug anchors