A lone wheat stack, in shadow, rests on a snow-covered field that is rendered in shades of white, blue, yellow, and purple. A house can be seen in the distance on the right against the blue hills beyond.

Stack of Wheat (Snow Effect, Overcast Day)

Claude Monet · 1890–91

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Palette

Pale blue-grey
55% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.2:1

Sepia
16% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.1:1

Steel blue
10% of the image
Blue · text contrast 5.3:1

Smoke
10% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.9:1

Lavender grey
6% of the image
Blue · text contrast 4.7:1

Taupe
2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.5:1

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Artist: Claude Monet
Date: 1890–91
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 66 × 93 cm (26 × 36 5/8 in.); Framed: 87.4 × 114.7 × 11.5 cm (34 3/8 × 45 1/8 × 4 1/2 in.)
Place: France
Period: Impressionism · 19th century
Themes: Landscapes · Winter and snow · Work and rural life
Main colour: Grey · lightness 58, colourfulness 9

Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Stack of Wheat (Snow Effect, Overcast Day)

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