Why it matters
A woman with a parasol and a child walk through a field of red poppies, echoed by a similar pair in the middle ground. It brings together key features of Impressionism: painted outdoors, light colours and sketched details.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1873 near Argenteuil.
- It was shown at the First Impressionist Exhibition in 1874.
- It was donated to the French state in 1906.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Poppy Field near Argenteuil (CC BY-SA 4.0).
