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Monet built this evening out of pinks, oranges and violets, and a flat copy turns it brown. Our Monet haystacks autumn print was graded against the Art Institute of Chicago’s own photograph, so the stacks keep their glow and the hills keep their violet.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
18x12 inch, 24x16 inch, 30x20 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its long, low shape belongs above a sofa, a bed or a sideboard. The pinks and violets look warm with cream, blush and soft grey, and a natural or white frame suits the evening light.
About the painting
Stacks of Wheat (End of Day, Autumn) by Claude Monet
Giverny, autumn 1890
The great stacks of wheat stood just outside Monet’s farmhouse at Giverny, fifteen to twenty feet high. He painted them with several canvases going at once, moving from one to the next as the light changed.
The end of the day
In the autumn pictures the pointed tops of the stacks rise above the hills and into the sky. Here the sun is going down, and the stacks glow pink and orange against the violet hills.
The stack that kept coming back
After the famous 1891 show, the Chicago collector Potter Palmer bought this one three times in eighteen months; in between it went to Montreal and back. It has belonged to the Art Institute of Chicago since 1933.
Read the story
One man in Chicago bought this painting three times.
It's the autumn of 1890, at Giverny. Just outside Claude Monet's farmhouse, the great stacks of wheat stand in the field, fifteen or twenty feet high.
He paints them with several canvases going at once, moving from one to the next as the light changes.
This is the end of the day. The sun is going down, and the two stacks glow pink and orange against the violet hills. Their pointed tops rise right up into the sky.
In May 1891, he shows fifteen of his stacks in Paris, and they're a huge success. That July, the dealer Durand-Ruel buys this one.
The same day, it's sold to Potter Palmer, a rich collector in Chicago.
Then it comes back to the dealer. In March 1892, Palmer buys it again. A few weeks later it's back with the dealer once more, and it's sold to a collector in Montreal.
And in November 1892, Potter Palmer buys it for the third time.
Today it belongs to the Art Institute of Chicago.
Look at the stacks in the evening light, and you'll see why he kept coming back for it.
Stacks of Wheat, End of Day, Autumn. Claude Monet, 1890 to 1891.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
