Skip to product information
Meule au soleil du soir de Claude Monet, 1891 – Fondation des beaux-arts Gösta Serlachius
  • Meule au soleil du soir de Claude Monet, 1891 – Fondation des beaux-arts Gösta Serlachius
  • Meule au soleil du soir de Claude Monet, 1891 – Fondation des beaux-arts Gösta Serlachius
Grindstone in the evening sun - Claude Monet

Grindstone in the evening sun - Claude Monet

Atelier spécialisé Peint à la main Photo avant envoi Retouches incluses

Canvas reproduction

Choose your size

The format automatically adapts to the original artwork.

Calculated format 50 x 50 cm
Current offer $299.00 USD Workshop price $598.00 USD
Unit
Sizes Choose by longest side
i

Oil painting on rolled canvas, unframed. Custom size available on request.

Après le choix du format Validation photo avant expédition
Peint à la main Huile sur toile, réalisée sur commande.
Photo avant envoi Validation du rendu avant expédition.
Livraison suivie Toile roulée, protégée et suivie.
Retouches incluses Jusqu'à 4 séries avant validation.

Artwork themes

Explore the subjects and styles associated with this reproduction.

Boutique Claude Monet French painting – French artists Impressionist Impressionist gardens and flowers Impressionist Landscapes Japonism

Artwork description

Reproduction details

Claude Monet · 1891 · Serlachius · Mänttä

Grindstone in the evening sunhand painted reproduction

An isolated millstone casts a long purple shadow on a still bright field. The blue hills and houses of Giverny close the horizon, while the very pale sky increases the contrast of the pattern. The canvas measures 38.5 × 52 cm and belongs to the Gösta Serlachius Foundation.

Oil on canvasHand paintedPhoto before shipmentPossible alterations
Grindstone in the evening sun - Claude Monet - full view
Grindstone in the evening sunClaude Monet · 1891
1891Dating
38.5 × 52 cmDimensions of the original
Oil on canvasOriginal technique
Serlachius CollectionInventory
A real paintingThe canvas is painted, never printed.
Created for youEach copy is made to order.
Controlled in photoYou see the finished painting before it leaves.
Touch-ups includedAdjustments are made before shipping.

Look at the work

A compact grinding wheel that measures end-of-day light

The top of the millstone cuts the line of hills and imposes a simple volume in the center left. Its base blends into a triangular shadow that stretches to the foreground. This shift in shadow indicates low light coming from the right without directly showing the sun.

Red browns, purples and slate blue shape the millstone; the field mixes green gray, pink and pale yellow. At the rear, a few trees and roofs are painted on a reduced scale, legible enough to locate the scene but deliberately secondary.

Evening light not only illuminates the millstone: it enlarges its shadow and transforms the entire field into a colorful dial.

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.

01

A small format work

With its 38.5 × 52 cm, this canvas is more compact than large horizontal wheels close to 65 × 100 cm. The tight framing reinforces the presence of the central volume.

02

A signature revealed under the painting

A hyperspectral study carried out in 2014 made it possible to read a signature of Monet under a pictorial layer, bringing an important material element to the history of the attribution.

03

A major piece of the Serlachius collection

Acquired by the Finnish foundation in the mid-20th century, the painting is today presented among the flagship works of the Serlachius Museum in Mänttä.

Reference image

Read this specific version

Only one image is used: the exact photograph of the work Serlachius, converted into a real WebP of 1,481 × 1,089 px without artificial enlargement.

Composition01

A shadow that structures the lower half

The purple shadow should remain attached to the base of the grinding wheel and widen towards the viewer. It gives the foreground its depth and direction.

Color02

The contrast between warm earth and cold horizon

The brown reds of the millstone contrast with the blues of the hills and trees. Reproduction must preserve this contrast without saturating the evening tones.

Matter03

A dense material in the center, lighter around

The impasto of the millstone makes its volume more tangible, while the sky and distant planes remain thinner and more open.

Documented benchmarks

Three pieces of information specific to this work

Serlachius documents this Meule in the evening sun as an oil on canvas by Claude Monet dated 1891 and measuring 38.5 × 52 cm.

Collection01

Gösta Serlachius Foundation

The original is kept in Mänttä, Finland, where it is one of the few Monets accessible in a Nordic collection.

Scientific examination02

Hyperspectral imaging in 2014

The technique made it possible to distinguish information covered by visible layers, including a signature that was not readable with the naked eye.

Pattern03

A millstone and its shadow in Giverny

The seemingly stable subject serves to compare the fleeting effects of time, season and atmosphere on the same form.

Your reproduction

What the painter must preserve

Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.

  • The original small format of 38.5 × 52 cm
  • The off-center millstone and its long triangular shadow
  • The purples of the foreground versus the blues of the horizon
  • The difference in material between the pattern and the pale sky

Work sheet

Title Grindstone in the evening sun
Artist Claude Monet (1840 -1926)
Date 1891
Original technique Oil on canvas
Dimensions 38.5 × 52 cm
Orientation Horizontal
Conservation Gösta Serlachius Fine Arts Foundation, Mänttä, Finland
Inventory Serlachius Collection
Your reproduction Handmade oil painting on canvas
Consult the official notice - Serlachius

Presentation in your interior

A palette designed with the room

The horizontal format and muted palette match a desk, bookcase or small living room wall. Walnut, bluish gray and terracotta-colored textiles reveal its contrasts without hardening the sky.

Grindstone in the evening sun, painted for your interior

Reproduction of oil painting on canvas made individually, photo controlled and adjustable before shipping.

Hand painted · WebP reference · Photo validation
Oil painting on canvas
Photo before shipping
Canvas rolled, without frame
Background
Grindstone in the evening sun - Claude Monet
Background 1
Background 2
2px
70 cm
390 cm

Custom order

How does your order work?

A simple and reassuring process, from selecting the size to the tracked delivery of your canvas.

1

You choose the size

Select the desired size before ordering.

2

We paint the canvas

Your reproduction is hand-painted entirely in oil.

3

Photo for validation

We send you a photo to validate the result before shipping.

4

Tracked delivery

You receive your canvas rolled, protected, and shipped with tracking.

Same artist

Autres œuvres de Claude Monet

Continuez avec des œuvres connues du même artiste, sélectionnées pour comparer les sujets, les formats et les ambiances sans mélanger avec les styles génériques.

Voir tous les tableaux de Claude Monet
Voir tous les tableaux de Claude Monet