Agapanthus — Fine Art

Blue flowers rise on tall stems across the picture. The plant is agapanthus, and Claude Monet painted it with short brush strokes in blue and green tones. The plant fills most of the field. The fine art print keeps those painted marks clear on paper.

The matte surface keeps the blues from shining under lamps, so the strokes read as paint. A light frame on a dark wall makes the green tones stand out, or a dark frame on a pale wall keeps the blues quiet.

It works above a kitchen counter near a window. From the stove you see the blue shapes, and the flower stems read clearly against the white tiles.