Wikimedia Commons • Public Domain
Tulip Fields at Sassenheim, near Leiden
by Claude Monet
StyleImpressionism
Artwork Details
Cite or Embed This Work
APA · MLA · Chicago1-click academic citation and embeddable “On View” museum badge for articles, syllabi, and research.
This painting by Claude Monet vibrant Dutch landscape during his 1886 visit to the Netherlands. Striped fields of colorful tulips stretch toward distant windmills under a cloudy sky. Monet's loose brushwork captures the brilliant patterns of commercial flower cultivation.
This work shows Monet applying his Impressionist technique to the spectacular Dutch bulb fields. The geometric color bands offered perfect subjects for his study of light and atmosphere. Now at the Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris.
More by Claude Monet
View all →
Also at Musée Marmottan Monet
View all →
Related Works
Works that share an artist, movement, museum, genre, palette or theme with Tulip Fields at Sassenheim, near Leiden.
- Same artist
- Same movement
Poppies at Argenteuil
Claude Monet, 1873
- Same artist
- Same movement
A Corner of the Studio
Claude Monet
- Same artist
- Same movement
Garden at Sainte-Adresse
Claude Monet, 1867
- Same movement
The Artist s Mother
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Same movement
Willows by the Yerres
Gustave Caillebotte
- Same movement
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876
- Same movement
The Cradle
Berthe Morisot, 1872
- Same movement
The Inn of Mother Anthony
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Same movement
The Young Bride
Mary Cassatt
- Same movement
The Floor Scrapers
Gustave Caillebotte, 1875
- Same movement
Man smoking a pipe
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
- Same movement
The Child's Bath
Mary Cassatt, 1893
About Tulip Fields at Sassenheim, near Leiden
This work is at the Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris. The museum holds the world's largest collection of Monet paintings including works from throughout his career.
Monet visited the Netherlands in spring 1886, painting tulip fields near Sassenheim. The brilliant color stripes and flat landscape offered new subjects for his Impressionist explorations.
The geometric patterns of commercial flower cultivation created striking color bands stretching to the horizon. These bold patterns suited Monet's interest in landscape as pure color and light.
Own Art Like This
Luxury wall art with the same mood and energy. Gallery-quality canvas, no museum crowds.
Browse Collection