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hay (3) claude monet
claude monet haystacks in late summer
The French impressionist Claude Monet was intrigued by the nature of colour. According to Monet the colour of an object has no intrinsic quality but is dependent on the working of light on the object. …
the roe deers of courbet
gustave courbet the dead hind
Yesterday evening at sunset we heard a gunshot nearby. In the vast meadow next to our house a roe deer was walking slowly in the high grass. When we heard a second gun shot the roe deer fell down. …
hay (2) impressionists
julien dupre recolte des foins 1881
In the 19th century a new generation of painters broke with the idealism of the classical painting tradition and directed its attention to nature and every day life in the countryside. …
hay (1) ruurlo
haystacks near Ruurlo
July is the month of hay. Last week the nearby farmer collected the dry hay on the large meadow next to our house. A big machine swallowed the long rows of dried grass and spitted it into big haywaggons pulled by a tractor driving beside the machine. …
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