Category Archive: 1890s

Haystacks - Paintings by Claude Monet

Giverny, 1889: Daylight with blue sky and poplars

Monet’s Haystack series comprises 25 to 28 paintings which were executed in 1891. In the same year, 15 of these were exhibited and immediately sold. This was not only a monetary success taking account of the adverse reactions that Monet’s previous works had received. All of Monet’s haystack paintings are executed as oil and measure [...]

Monet: Rouen Cathedral Series

Claude Monet: Rouen Cathedral, West Portal at Dull Waether

Rouen Cathedral is an extensive series of 33 paintings by Claude Monet, which were executed between 1892 and 1894. The paintings show the Rouen Cathedral in different light situations and sometimes with slight positioning variations. The Rouen Cathedral paintings are hailed as one of the highlights in Monet’s work.
All of the 33 paintings show Rouen [...]