Poppy Field, Monet

He created the painting observing the wildflower fields on the outskirts of the city which gives the work its title. This painting reveals Monet's passion for color, with spots of red dispersing the flowers in a natural profusion across the lush green fields.

The Impressionist-style composition showcases a landscape in which the figures of Camille and Jean (the painter's wife and son, respectively) are sketched in the foreground with brushstrokes in violets, blacks, and yellows. Similar silhouettes reappear in the distance on the tops of some hills, more as a suggestion of color than as well-defined figures.