Haystacks
The artist
Claude Monet, a French Impressionist painter who loved to capture sunlight and changing weather.
What you see
Big round stacks of harvested grain sit in a field, glowing in soft light with hills and sky beyond them.
The story
Monet painted the same haystacks over and over around 1891, at different times of day and in different seasons.
The style
He used thick, colorful dabs of paint to show how the light kept changing, so each haystack picture has its own mood.
Look closer
Look closely and you will see purples, pinks, and blues hidden in the shadows, not just plain brown and gold.
Where to see it
The haystack paintings are spread across many famous museums around the world.
Fun fact
Monet made about 25 paintings of these haystacks, working fast to catch the light before it changed.