Large Deer Painting Monet illustrative style heightens every contrast

illustrative style heightens every contrast

Its teal and sage greens settle naturally beside pale grey walls and light timber

their petals streaked with rose and crimson veining around vivid magenta centres

Its golden grasses

The painterly texture is felt everywhere

Large Deer Painting Monet illustrative style heightens every contrastA red stag stands alone on a frost stiffened ridge, head lifted, his broad crown of antlers drawn in sharp silhouette against a pale dawn sky. Behind him the land dissolves into layers of mist: dark spruce on the right, blue grey hills fading westwards, and a band of soft apricot cloud where the sun has only just begun to climb. His deep russet coat and shaggy mane carry the only strong colour in the composition, anchored by the bleached ochre of the