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Stacks of Wheat (Sunset, Snow Effect) by Claude Monet

Claude Monet, 1890–91

$130.00

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Two stacks of wheat in violet snow under a winter sunset: Claude Monet’s Stacks of Wheat (Sunset, Snow Effect), on canvas, framed, or on fine art paper.

Format

Stretched canvasfrom $130 Framed canvasfrom $160 Framed printfrom $160 Fine art printfrom $80

Size

Which size fits your wall

Every size keeps the painting's own proportions. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.

18 × 12 in 46 × 30 cm

Three-seat sofa, 84 in wide × 34 in tall (213 × 86 cm)

Size	Metric	Where it works
18 × 12 in	46 × 30 cm	Plays well with others: the middle of a gallery wall, a pair side by side, or a hallway on its own.
24 × 16 in	61 × 41 cm	Holds a wall on its own above a dresser, console or sideboard. Above a bed or a sofa, hang two side by side.
30 × 20 in	76 × 51 cm	Holds a wall on its own above a dresser, console or sideboard. Above a bed or a sofa, hang two side by side.

Rule of thumb: choose art about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it.

18 × 12 in46 × 30 cm 24 × 16 in61 × 41 cm 30 × 20 in76 × 51 cm

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Monet painted this snow in violets, blues and pinks, and a flat copy turns it white and dead. Our Monet haystacks snow print was graded against the Art Institute of Chicago’s own photograph, so the sunset stays orange and the snow keeps every colour.

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 violets and oranges look warm with cream, blush and grey, and a natural or white frame suits the snow.

About the painting

Stacks of Wheat (Sunset, Snow Effect) by Claude Monet

Giverny, winter 1890–91

The great stacks of wheat stood just outside Monet’s farmhouse at Giverny, fifteen to twenty feet high. Through the autumn and winter he painted them again and again, at several easels at once.

Bedded down for winter

The winter pictures are the heart of the series. In them the stacks seem tucked into the fields, as if bedded down for the season. Here the sun is low, the sky turns orange and pink, and the snow glows violet and blue.

Number thirteen

In May 1891 this canvas was number thirteen of the fifteen he hung side by side at Durand-Ruel’s gallery in Paris. A year later Potter Palmer took it home to Chicago, and it has belonged to the Art Institute since 1922.

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Claude Monet painted these two stacks of wheat on a winter evening, as the sun went down.

It's the winter of 1890, at Giverny. The great stacks stand in the field just outside his farmhouse, fifteen or twenty feet high.

Since the summer, he's been painting them over and over, with several easels in the field at once, changing canvases as the light changes.

Now the snow has come.

In the winter pictures, the stacks seem to be tucked into the fields, as if they've been bedded down for the season.

Here the sun is very low. The sky turns orange and pink, and the snow isn't white at all. It glows violet and blue.

In May 1891, he hangs fifteen of these paintings side by side in a small room at Durand-Ruel's gallery in Paris. This one is number thirteen.

The show is a triumph. It changes his life.

Today this painting belongs to the Art Institute of Chicago, which has more of the stacks than anywhere in the world.

Stand in the cold field with him, and watch the last of the light.

Stacks of Wheat, Sunset, Snow Effect. 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.