A work from the strict Meules series
W1282 belongs to the group of twenty-five paintings W1266 to W1290 started after the harvest of 1890 in Clos Morin, near Monet's house in Giverny.
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Artwork description
Claude Monet · 1891 · Series of Grinding Wheels · W1282
A dark millstone stands out against a frosty field where the sunset mixes orange, pink and purple. This oil on canvas of 65 × 92 cm, kept in a private collection, is Wildenstein 1282, often entitled Grindstone, sunset, winter.

Look at the work
The large millstone occupies the left part, slightly in front of a second, smaller shape located near the farm. Its red-brown volume blocks the light and casts a purple-blue shadow towards the foreground. The low line of the horizon leaves a decisive band of light in the sky.
Monet contrasts the warm tones of the sunset with the cold mauves of the frozen field. Colors are not only found in the sky: pinks, oranges and blues also mingle in the snow, so the ground seems to reflect the atmosphere rather than remaining white.
W1282 makes cold a harmony of colors: the wheel absorbs heat from the sun while frost reflects its last light.
Composition, touch and light
Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.
W1282 belongs to the group of twenty-five paintings W1266 to W1290 started after the harvest of 1890 in Clos Morin, near Monet's house in Giverny.
The winter sunset changes in a few minutes. Monet works several paintings in parallel then takes them back to the workshop, in order to preserve the light relationships observed without transforming the scene into a documentary study.
The catalog gives 65 × 92 cm and Wildenstein 1282. No public institution is documented as current owner; the description therefore avoids any uncertain museum attribution.
Reference image
Only one image is used: the documented public reproduction of W1282, converted to a true WebP of 1280 × 918 px at its native resolution, without any artificial enlargement.
The wheel brings together brown, burgundy, purple and very muted green. It should not become a uniform black mass, because its internal touches give it volume and texture.
Yellow near the horizon rises to orange, pink then lilac. Keeping these transitions open allows the setting sun to further illuminate the entire scene.
The soil is built in small crossed touches of pale pink, mauve, blue and ocher. Their balance suggests a frozen surface without using dominant pure white.
Documented benchmarks
The reference documents an oil on canvas from 1891, 65 × 92 cm, kept in a private collection and cataloged Wildenstein 1282.
The number places the canvas between a Grindstone under overcast weather and the effects of thaw, mist and sun which close the series.
The cold palette of the field, the long shadow and the warm band on the horizon define an end-of-day effect during the cold season.
These are wheat shepherds protected by a thatched blanket, not simple piles of hay. Their stable mass serves as a measure of light changes.
Your reproduction
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
| Title | Grindstone, sunset, winter W1282 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1891 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 65 × 92 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal |
| Conservation | Private collection, non-public location |
| Inventory | Wildenstein 1282 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
Powder pinks, purples and deep brown give an enveloping atmosphere to a bedroom or living room. Dark wood, beige linen and warm lighting bring out the frost without hardening the scene.
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