Hunting Trophies by Claude Monet

In 1862, Monet created one of his most realistic works – “Hunting trophies”. Written according to classical canons, it was approved by critics and was accepted by the official Salon.

Haystack by Claude Monet

Bold experiments with light are the main expressive means used by Claude Monet in his works. The variability of shadows and the play of light has always attracted the artist

Olive Trees Studio by Claude Monet

The work of Vincent Van Gogh’s “Study of Olive Trees” demonstrates the author’s vehement “dislike” for the play of light and shadow. As a rule, chiaroscuro rarely visited Gogh’s paintings,