Flower Painting by Claude Monet Size:16"x24" Every strand of fur seems

Every strand of fur seems gilded

It suits a sitting-room wall behind a low-slung sofa

poised and patient

fierce light and cool shadow

while textured patches of ochre and charcoal swirl around the trunk like sunlight filtering through autumn foliage

Flower Painting by Claude Monet Size:16"x24" Every strand of fur seemsThis sumptuous floral still life in the manner of Claude Monet gathers a profusion of garden blooms against a deep, shadowed background. Crimson and pink phlox crowd the upper reaches, giving way to clusters of pale hydrangea and lilac, while heavy white and blush roses spill across the lower edge, their petals rendered in soft, loaded brushwork. Touches of cornflower blue and warm amber flicker between the foliage, catching what little light falls