Comments on: Effects of Color on Claude Monet’s Poppies http://www.artcorner.com/effects-of-color-on-claude-monet-poppies/ Interior Decorating Blog focusing on oil paintings, art and wall decor. A weblog devoted to home decorators with Interior design tips for decorating your office or home with handmade oil paintings. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:05:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Byron Steele http://www.artcorner.com/effects-of-color-on-claude-monet-poppies/comment-page-1/#comment-20478 Byron Steele Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:08:45 +0000 http://www.artcorner.com/effects-of-color-on-claude-monet-poppies/#comment-20478 Monet was a visionary in more ways than one! In 1923 Monet had eye surgery to remove cataracts. These cataracts had affected Monet's work, causing a reddish tone in many of his paintings. Claude Monet claimed that after his surgery he was able to see ultraviolet wavelengths normally filtered by the lens of the eye. Some believe this extraordinary vision was responsible for the striking presentation of color demonstrated in his later works! http://www.free-art-images.com/ Monet was a visionary in more ways than one! In 1923 Monet had eye surgery to remove cataracts. These cataracts had affected Monet’s work, causing a reddish tone in many of his paintings. Claude Monet claimed that after his surgery he was able to see ultraviolet wavelengths normally filtered by the lens of the eye. Some believe this extraordinary vision was responsible for the striking presentation of color demonstrated in his later works!

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