Poplars on the Epte Claude Oscar Monet (1840-1926)

Description of Claude Monet’s painting The Poplars

Claude Monet is a famous French impressionist painter. The main goal of these artists was to portray the world around them in a way that would evoke positive emotions in those who would view the painting. Monet, as a representative of the Impressionists, succeeded in this as best as possible.

Here is a picture of the Poplars. At first glance - it’s just the usual poplars, but how much in them all the unusual and unique!

The poplars were growing on the bank of the river called the Apt. It was here, nearby lived and created the artist himself. In 1891, Monet decided to start painting these wonderful poplars, because their beauty was to be appreciated not only by him, but also by the whole world. Of course, drawing this famous picture, Claude did not even assume that it will get such great publicity.

The artist used the technique - the reflection of the poplars in the lake. Due to this, the picture seems even more profound. It seems as if the poplars are endless, as if they stretch into the distance, up to the horizon. The sky is also reflected in the water. This makes the already blue lake even clearer, more transparent and bottomless. In the picture you can see the three main colors - blue, green and blue. Blue symbolizes purity, green symbolizes infinity, and white symbolizes peace. The trees resemble statues that have long been standing peacefully beside each other.

Monet chose the poplars as the subject of his painting because they were a large part of his native nature. He drew by looking directly at them, trying to convey their true beauty. When the artist knew that they wanted to cut them down, he immediately bought a plot of land with trees. And the reason for that was not just because he didn’t have time to finish his painting. The artist simply did not want these poplars to remain only in his drawing: they looked much more beautiful in person.