Poplars on the Banks of the River Epte 1891 by Claude Monet

Poplars on the Banks of the River Epte 1891 - Claude Monet - Impressionist Canvas Wall Art

Product Overview

Nothing softens a bedroom like a painted surface. Poplars on the Banks of the River Epte 1891 by Claude Monet arrives as a hand painted oil painting on canvas, offering the landscape detail, soft gradients, and tactile finish that landscape oil painting shoppers look for.

Composition & Subject

1891
Oil on canvas
80 x 92 cm
Private collection.

Claude Monet is the impressionist painter par excellence, and as such one of the best landscape painters of all time. Among his many contributions to modern Western art was the "series" of paintings, similar to those of Hokusai and Hiroshige, which influenced later painters like Andy Warhol. Monet's most famous series are the "Haystacks" and the "Rouen Cathedral" series. Somewhat less known are his "Poplars" series, which nevertheless are an excellent example of Monet's talent for painting nature.

In 1891, Monet was already a well known and well-paid painter. That allowed him not only to rent a boat in order to paint the poplars from the river, but also to convince (via previous payment) the owner of the trees (a lumber merchant) not to chop the poplars down until the painter had finished painting the entire series. It includes examples with simple compositions (such as "The Four Trees" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art), which reminds Mondrian’s neoplasticist paintings; as well as other pictures with more complex composition, of which "Poplars on the banks of the Epte" is the best example.

The composition so beautifully resembles the beauty of a Japanese haiku, asymmetric and touching, while the poplars' leaves sing in red, purple, and finally in a blue that would make Yves Klein green with envy. It's Monet in his full bloom, the artist who once told his family that he wanted “to paint as the bird sings”.

Monet exhibited this painting along with the rest of "poplars" at the Galerie Durand-Ruel in 1892. It was the second consecutive success for artist, following the exhibition of the "haystacks" series the previous year. After finishing this series, Monet focused his efforts on the most important series he ever created, the “Rouen Cathedral” series, often considered the “climax” of Impressionism.

As bedroom wall art, the piece pairs naturally with other impressionist wall art and with warm neutrals, timber, and soft natural light.

Materials & Craftsmanship

Oil on canvas remains the reference standard for impressionist reproductions. Our artists apply pigment by hand, blending the landscape tones directly on the surface for depth that a printed landscape oil painting simply cannot match.

Specifications & What You Receive

• Painted entirely by hand in oils on artist-grade canvas, with no giclée or inkjet process involved.
• Supplied with a 2-inch blank border on all four sides for flexible bedroom display options.
• We dispatch worldwide ourselves, so there are no middlemen in the chain.
• Quick turnaround — most in-stock landscape paintings ship in 3–10 working days.
• Available canvas sizes for this hand painted oil painting: 20 X 24 in, 24 X 36 in, 30 X 40 in, 36 X 48 in, 48 X 72 in.
• Choose from standard sizes or request a custom dimension to fit your wall.
• Affordable delivery options via DHL, UPS, FedEx, USPS and more.
• Free professional stretching on wooden stretcher bars — contact us for framing options.
• Every order includes a pre-shipment digital preview for your approval.

Styling & Placement

impressionist canvas wall art is one of the easiest ways to warm a bedroom. Pair this piece with natural linen, dark wood, or brushed brass, and let the hand painted surface do the rest.

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