Grainstack, Sun in the Mist

1891 · oil · Claude Monet

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Grainstack, Sun in the Mist by Claude Monet, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) on canvas in Arber Warm Walnut, living
Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Framed canvas, Arber Warm Walnut · Living room
Grainstack, Sun in the Mist by Claude Monet, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) in Arber Natural, bedroom
Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Framed paper, Arber Natural · Bedroom
Grainstack, Sun in the Mist by Claude Monet, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, hotel guest room
Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Hotel guest room
Grainstack, Sun in the Mist

Story

A single cone-shaped mound of harvested grain stands wrapped in soft mist, its form rendered in muted beige, brown, and purple hues beneath a sun barely visible through the haze. Claude Monet painted this scene in oil in 1891, capturing the shifting atmosphere with careful attention to light. The piece reflects Impressionism, the French movement with which Monet, born in 1840 and died in 1926, is closely associated. The painting entered the museum's collection as a gift.

Where it works

Warm-toned artwork suited to living rooms and bedrooms, and to hotel guest rooms, in a horizontal format.

CreatorClaude Monet
Year1891
Mediumoil
Original dimensions23 5/8 x 39 1/2in.
SKUmioa0081_frgc_1421
Archive IDrs:100:38206

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton, The Putnam Dana McMillan Fund, The John R. Van Derlip Fund, The William Hood Dunwoody Fund, The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund, Alfred and Ingrid Lenz Harrison, and Mary Joann and James R. Jundt