Friday, August 1, 2025

Claude Monet
(1840 - 1926)
 
Impression, Sunrise (French: Impression, soleil levant) is an 1872 painting by Claude Monet first shown at what would become known as the "Exhibition of the Impressionists" in Paris in April, 1874. The painting is credited with inspiring the name of the Impressionist movement. 
Impression, Sunrise depicts the port of Le Havre, Monet's hometown. It is usually displayed at the Musée Marmottan Monet but was on loan at the Musée d'Orsay from 26 March until 14 July 2024, and was at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. from 8 September 2024 until 19 January 2025.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impression%2C_Sunrise


Impression, Sunrise
1872
Oil on canvas
48 x 63 cm 
Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris
https://www.marmottan.fr/notice/4014/

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