Label written by Nicola Mah

Valley of the Creuse (sunlight effect)  1889, Claude Monet
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Juliana Cheney Edwards Collection. Photograph © MFA, Boston

Valley of the Creuse (sunlight effect)  1889, Claude Monet

I think this painting is very beautiful. When you stand back and look at it you get the whole effect of the painting which looks stunning yet if you look close you see the strokes Monet used and how he layered his colours


This label was contributed by Nicola Mah from Wellington Homeschoolers.



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This student label was created as part of the education programme for the Monet and the Impressionists exhibition.

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