Depth by density
The flowers are larger and spaced near the bottom edge, then become a tight vibration. This change builds distance without rigid lines of perspective.
Canvas reproduction
The format automatically adapts to the original artwork.
Oil painting on rolled canvas, unframed. Custom size available on request.
Explore the subjects and styles associated with this reproduction.
Artwork description
Claude Monet · A Harvest Field circa 1879 · Kunsthaus Zürich
A field of poppies fills the foreground to the Seine and the village of Vétheuil. Four figures disperse among the flowers, while the church dominates the houses on the opposite bank. Monet contrasts the brilliance of the reds with the large gray-blue sky to give the landscape its depth and movement.

Look at the work
Poppies do not form a regular carpet. Monet divides them into red accents of varying sizes, more distinct in the foreground then tighter towards the river. Mixed greens, blues and whites prevent the field from becoming a flat surface.
Four silhouettes punctuate the slope and give the scale of the site. Beyond a dark strip of vegetation and the Seine, Vétheuil stretches out on the hill. The church forms the main vertical point, taken up more discreetly by the poplars located on the left.
The gaze crosses the field thanks to the successive figures and reds, then finds a stopping point in the bell tower before going back towards the sky.
Composition, touch and light
Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.
The flowers are larger and spaced near the bottom edge, then become a tight vibration. This change builds distance without rigid lines of perspective.
Their light or blue clothing makes them visible, but their contours mingle with grasses and flowers. They inhabit the field rather than pose in front of it.
Gray, white and bluish clouds are worked in superimposed touches. Their movement responds to the swarming of the field while maintaining a clearer value.
Reference image
The image corresponds to canvas BU 0071, W536, preserved by the Emil Bührle Foundation and presented on long-term loan to the Kunsthaus Zürich. Its definition makes the four figures, the silhouette of Vétheuil and the variations of the field readable.
Most of the format returns to the field. The village and the sky occupy a tighter strip which gives breadth to the rise of flowers.
Each poppy dialogues with cold greens, pinks, white touches and earths. This diversity maintains the natural vibration.
The flowers receive short, punctual touches; the village is more melted, while the sky is organized into wide passages.
Documented benchmarks
The Kunsthaus Zürich identifies this view under the inventory BU 0071 and the reference Wildenstein 536; it belongs to the Emil Bührle Collection Foundation.
Monet looks at the village from the opposite bank of the Seine. This position explains the layout of the field, the river then the houses on the hill.
The signature is placed in the tones of the field, without breaking the continuity of the vegetation in the foreground.
The 73 × 92 cm painting is attached to the Emil Bührle Collection and has been listed at the Kunsthaus Zürich under inventory BU 0071 since 2021.
Your reproduction
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
| Title | Poppy field near Vétheuil W536 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | Around 1879 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 73 × 92 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal |
| Conservation | Kunsthaus Zürich, Emil Bührle Collection, Zurich, Switzerland |
| Inventory | BU 0071 · Wildenstein 536 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
This composition combines a lively red with bluish greens and a silvery sky. It enlivens a dining room, living room or bedroom while maintaining great depth; a light oak, deep green or matte gold frame accompanies its palette.
Custom order
A simple and reassuring process, from selecting the size to the tracked delivery of your canvas.
Select the desired size before ordering.
Your reproduction is hand-painted entirely in oil.
We send you a photo to validate the result before shipping.
You receive your canvas rolled, protected, and shipped with tracking.
Same artist
Continuez avec des œuvres connues du même artiste, sélectionnées pour comparer les sujets, les formats et les ambiances sans mélanger avec les styles génériques.