Poppies Painting Claude Monet Monet The upper wings glow in

The upper wings glow in graded orange and amber

From one panel to the next the focus shifts along the branch

its branching white fire searing against a churning ceiling of charcoal storm cloud

There is something stately and composed in this bird's poise

glassy course through deep

Poppies Painting Claude Monet Monet The upper wings glow inA hazy field of pink and coral poppies stretches across this serene Impressionist landscape, painted in the soft, broken brushwork of Claude Monet. The blossoms shimmer as a carpet of dusty rose and pale green, dissolving into the meadow rather than standing sharply apart. Beyond, a band of deep green willows and rounded hills frames the field, while a tall cluster of feathered trees rises on the right. Above it all, a pale, pearly sky touched with