Claude Monet's painting Impression Sunrise

CLAUDE MONET'S PAINTING IMPRESSION SUNRISE FULL

You can see two small rowboats in the foreground, some larger fishing boats in the middle of the painting, and large clipper ships with tall masts in the background. The Seine River and its location on the English Channel turned the port of Le Havre into a thriving commercial center following the Franco-Prussian War, and Monet captured the activity of the city’s port in the early morning. With a population of approximately 170,000 inhabitants today, it’s the largest city in the Upper Normandy region in the northwest of France.

The name of this city translates to “The Harbour” or “The Port” and it’s located on the right bank of the Seine River. The painting depicts a hazy view of the port of Monet’s hometownĬlaude Monet was born in Paris but his family moved to the French port city of Le Havre.

CLAUDE MONET'S PAINTING IMPRESSION SUNRISE FULL

Full view of the painting / Wiki Commons 2. He painted Impression, Sunrise shortly after in the year 1872. He moved to Argenteuil in 1871 where he produced a series of poppy fields and Impressionist paintings of his wife and son during their walks in the area around their house. The Franco-Prussian War broke out in 1870 and the French artist exiled himself and his family to London where he met some more influential artists, including the famous American artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler.

He met several of his future colleagues while studying in Paris in the late 1850s and his career started to take off in the 1860s. It was painted in the early 1870sĬlaude Monet painted one of his most important works over 2 decades after he entered the Le Havre secondary school of the arts.

Claude Monet's painting Impression Sunrise