À propos de l’œuvre
Champ d'iris jaunes à Giverny, par Claude Monet
Claude Monet · Giverny · 1887 · W1137
Yellow iris field in Giverny W1137hand painted reproduction
A meadow of yellow and purple irises stretches almost edge to edge under a clear sky, in front of a border of blue-green trees. The exceptionally elongated format gives the pattern the breadth of a panorama and transforms the flowers into a sheet of colorful touches. Painted in 1887, this oil on canvas measuring 45 × 100 cm is kept at the Marmottan Monet museum under number 5172 and corresponds to Wildenstein 1137.
Look at the work
A field of flowers spread like a luminous frieze
The sky occupies a narrow strip in the upper part, separated from the field by a dark and almost continuous edge. This organization into three horizontal strata gives a very stable basis to the composition, while the oblique touches of herbs and flowers enliven the entire surface.
In the foreground, bright yellows mingle with blues, purples and greens. The touches become smaller as you approach the edge, creating depth without paths or architecture. The pinkish and bluish grays of the sky balance the intensity of the field.
Monet does not choose an isolated flower: he paints the experience of an entire field, where color, distance and brush movement replace botanical detail.
Composition, touch and light
What Monet builds behind the impression of snapshot
Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.
A format that accentuates breadth
The very wide ratio of the canvas forces the eye to travel the landscape laterally. The field seems to continue beyond the edges, as if the paint was taking only a long section.
A depth without drawn perspective
No road leads to the horizon. The gradual decrease in touches and the contrast between the colorful foreground and the more compact edge are enough to build the space.
Yellow and purple in contrast
The yellow irises stand out among the purple and blue notes. This opposition of complementary colors gives the field its shine while maintaining a fresh harmony with the greens.
Reference image
Read this specific version
A single exact image of W1137 is used throughout the file and as the sole media for the product. The real WebP measures 800 × 356 px, best freely accessible public definition identified for this version, preserved without artificial enlargement.
Respect the three horizontal bands
The clear sky, the dark edge and the flowery field organize the entire composition. Changing their proportions would cause the painting to lose its panoramic strength.
Maintain the diversity of the keys in the foreground
Flowers do not form regular dots. Short lines, commas and impasto change direction and create living vegetation.
Preserve the blue-purple recoil of the edge
The trees at the bottom must not turn black. Their blues, greens and purples keep the atmosphere bright and avoid too harsh a break from the sky.
Documented benchmarks
Three pieces of information specific to this work
Documentation of the Monet's Garden exhibition organized with the Marmottan Monet Museum identifies Champ d'iris jaunes in Giverny, oil on canvas from 1887, 45 × 100 cm, inventory 5172 and Wildenstein 1137.
A painted pattern four years after Monet's installation
Monet settled in Giverny in 1883. Before the water garden became his emblematic subject, he studied the fields, flowery meadows and transformations of the surrounding rural landscape.
A panoramic landscape without figures or buildings
The field occupies most of the canvas and leads directly to the edge. The lack of human presence focuses attention on plant density and color ratios.
Legacy of Michel Monet in 1966
The work belongs to the large ensemble transmitted by the artist's son to the Marmottan Monet museum. Today it has inventory number 5172.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
- The Wildenstein 1137 version
- The panoramic format of 45 × 100 cm
- The contrast of yellow and purple irises
- The blue-green edge under the pale sky
Work sheet
| Title | Yellow iris field in Giverny W1137 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1887 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 45 × 100 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal panoramic |
| Conservation | Marmottan Monet Museum, Paris, France |
| Inventory | 5172 · Wildenstein 1137 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
A palette designed with the room
This floral panorama is suitable for a living room, dining room or long passage wall. An off-white, gray blue or sage green wall and a natural setting extend its light without competing with irises.
