The ''Poplars'' (, )

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paintings were made by

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in the summer and fall of 1891. The trees were in a marsh along the banks of the Epte River a few kilometers upstream from Monet's home and studio. To reach his floating painting studio that was moored in place he went by small boat up the nearby waterway to where it joined the mainstream. The trees were along the riverside in single file, following along an S-curve. There were three groups of paintings — in one group the paintings have towering poplars that go off the top edge of the canvas, in another group, there are seven trees and in another group three or four poplars on the banks of the Epte River near

Giverny Giverny () is a Communes of France, commune in the northern French Departments of France, department of Eure. File:Claude Monet 041.jpg, ''Poplars in the Sun,'' 1887, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. File:Claude Monet - Poplars at Giverny, Sunrise.jpg, ''Poplars at Giverny, Sunrise'', 1888,

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File:Claude Monet - Poplars (Autumn) II.JPG, ''Poplars (Autumn),'' 1891 File:Claude Monet - Les Peupliers.jpg, ''Poplars (Autumn),'' 1891,

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File:Claude Monet - Poplars (Wind effect).JPG, ''Poplars (Wind effect),'' 1891 File:Monet Poplars in the Sun.jpg, ''Poplars in the Sun,'' 1891, The National Museum of Western Art,

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File:Three Trees in Grey Weather 1891 Claude Monet.jpg, ''Three Trees in Grey Weather'', 1891 File:Monet Poplars on the River Epte.jpg, ''Poplars at the River Epte'', 1891

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File:Claude Monet 040.jpg, ''Poplars on the Epte'', 1900,

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Public display

In 2015, the

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exhibited five paintings of the series, together in a single room, for the duration of an exhibition devoted to Paul Durand-Ruel. This was a rare occurrence and believed to possibly be the first time that these five paintings have been exhibited together since they were painted. The paintings were also shown at The

when the exhibition traveled from London to Philadelphia.

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External links

''Monet's Years at Giverny: Beyond Impressionism''
exhibition catalog fully online as PDF from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which contains material on this series 1891 paintings Paintings by Claude Monet Paintings in the Philadelphia Museum of Art Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Series of paintings by Claude Monet {{1890s-painting-stub

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