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MONET, Claude: Valley of the Creuse (Sunlight Effect)

🖼 Valley of the Creuse (Sunlight Effect), 1889
Oil on canvas
65 × 92 cm
Boston, USA

Golden sunlight floods a rocky valley, rendered in broken brushstrokes that capture fleeting atmospheric effects. Monet's series paintings revolutionized landscape art by prioritizing light and color perception over realistic detail.

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