Haystacks (Effect of Snow and Sun)

1891 · oil · Claude Monet

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Haystacks (Effect of Snow and Sun) by Claude Monet, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) in Ramino Satin Black, living
Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Framed paper, Ramino Satin Black · Living room
Haystacks (Effect of Snow and Sun) by Claude Monet, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) on canvas in Ramino Opaque White, bedroom
Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Framed canvas, Ramino Opaque White · Bedroom
Haystacks (Effect of Snow and Sun) 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
Haystacks (Effect of Snow and Sun)

Story

A snow-covered field holds two cone-shaped haystacks, their rounded forms rising against pale winter light while blue shadows stretch across the ground beneath them. The composition captures a brief, cold moment in a rural setting, with the stacks standing as the central subjects against the muted snow. Painted in 1891, this oil on canvas belongs to the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Claude Monet (1840–1926), a French painter associated with Impressionism, also created the notable work Impression, Sunrise. Looking closely, the blue shadows cast by the haystacks add a cool contrast to the surrounding snow, giving the scene a sense of stillness and quiet winter atmosphere.

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

CreatorClaude Monet
Year1891
Mediumoil
Original dimensions25.75 x 36.26 in.
SKUclaude-monet-2026-056_frgc_1421
Archive IDrs:100:58075