Windmills near Zaandam ☴ Monet ☰ Canvas cityscape partly because newly invented pigments

partly because newly invented pigments

It depicts a tiger stalking its prey during a raging storm

here an almost unreal depiction of yellows

He depicted skeletons and skulls only a few times in his career

Windmills near Zaandam ☴ Monet ☰ Canvas cityscape partly because newly invented pigmentsWindmills near Zaandam (1871) by Claude Monet depicts the windmills at Westzijderveld as seen from a boat, an example of the looser, experimental style which he developed during the 1870s. Monet made three visits to the Netherlands, on this occasion he spent four months in Zaandam with his family. During his stay, he painted about 20 small views of the town and the surrounding area, with the ever changing weather conditions playing a central role.