Ultra HD Master (1 600 × 1 245 px)
Impressionism
1872
Impression, Sunrise
Original title: Impression, soleil levant
Claude Monet
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
48 cm × 63 cm
Date of Creation:
1872
Scan Resolution:
1 600 × 1 245 px
Archive File Size:
0.9 MB
Permanent Collection:
Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris, France
Historical Narrative
The landmark painting that gave the Impressionist movement its name. It depicts the misty industrial harbor of Le Havre at dawn as a blazing orange sun rises above morning fog and industrial smokestacks.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
"Monet breaks from traditional finished academic realism in favor of loose, rapid, atmospheric brushstrokes that record instantaneous retinal perception and pure optical light."
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