Robert Vonnoh 
"In Flanders Field - Where Soldiers Sleep and Poppies Grow" (Coquelicots)
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Custom Framed in an ornate carved cream with metallic finish.
Double Matted in Cream & Gold
Framed Size : 25" x 18"
Image Size: 18" x 11"
Hanging hardware included on back of frame
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The painting is titled In Flanders Field - Where Soldiers Sleep and Poppies Grow (also known as Coquelicots) and was completed in 1890. The scene shows a woman in the foreground and other figures in the background picking flowers in a field near Grez-sur-Loing, France. The original painting is held in the permanent collection of The Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio.
Style and Context: Vonnoh painted this work while visiting the artists' colony of Grez-sur-Loing in France, where he developed his plein air (outdoor) style. The painting's title was inspired by the famous poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae, which was written during World War I in 1915, long after the painting was completed. Vonnoh likely rededicated or added the full title to align with the poem's theme later, as the painting remained unsold until 1919. 
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Robert Vonnoh (1858–1933) was a prominent American Impressionist painter and influential teacher, best known for both his portraits and his landscapes. He was among the first American artists to adopt and introduce Impressionist techniques to the United States. Key Biographical Details
Birth and Death: Born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1858, and died in Nice, France, in 1933.
Education: Vonnoh received his initial artistic training in Boston at the Massachusetts Normal Art School before traveling to Paris to study at the Académie Julian under renowned academic painters.
Impressionism: During a second trip to France in the late 1880s, Vonnoh spent time at the artists' colony of Grez-sur-Loing, where he embraced the plein air (outdoor) style, a bright palette, and "broken" brushstrokes characteristic of Impressionism.
Teaching Career: Upon returning to the U.S. in 1891, he became a highly popular and influential instructor at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where his students included future art luminaries like Robert Henri and Maxfield Parrish.
Major Works & Recognition: While known for over 500 commissioned portraits, his landscape In Flanders Field (1890) is his most celebrated work. He was also a member of the National Academy of Design.
Personal Life: He was married to the acclaimed American sculptor Bessie Potter Vonnoh; they often spent time together at the Old Lyme art colony in Connecticut and in France.