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The '''''Stormy Sea in Étretat''''' is an 1883 painting by one of the founders of French [[Impressionism]], [[Claude Monet]]. The painting is now preserved at the [[Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon]]. |
The '''''Stormy Sea in Étretat''''' is an 1883 painting by one of the founders of French [[Impressionism]], [[Claude Monet]]. The painting is now preserved at the [[Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon]]. |
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The painting depicts a stormy sea on a winter day. The cliff in the background is at [[Étretat]] ([[Seine Maritime]]); Monet frequently stayed in the area during the winter of 1864-65, and wrote: "I spend my time outdoors on the stone when it's big time [...] and of course I work all the time." Monet composed the painting in February 1883 from |
The painting depicts a stormy sea on a winter day. The cliff in the background is at [[Étretat]] ([[Seine Maritime]]); Monet frequently stayed in the area during the winter of 1864-65, and wrote: "I spend my time outdoors on the stone when it's big time [...] and of course I work all the time." Monet composed the painting in February 1883 from his hotel window.<ref>{{cite book |title= Vagues, autour des paysages de mer de Gustave Courbet |first= Annette |last=Haudiquet |year=2004 |url= http://expositions.bnf.fr/lamer/arret/index523.htm |publisher=Expositions BNF |language=French |accessdate=20 March 2010}}</ref> Subsequently, the painting was bought by the Parisian dealer [[Paul Durand-Ruel]], then became the property of the Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon in 1902. The museum became a forerunner in the collecting of early 20th century Impressionist paintings.<ref>{{cite web |title=L'impressionnisme de France et d'Amérique : Monet, Renoir, Sisley, Degas |url= http://museefabre.fr/pdf.php/?filePath=var/storage/original/application/5d47f081e7a5fe3ca22f31ae07432d89.pdf |publisher=Musée Fabre |format=pdf |page=13 |language=French |accessdate=20 March 2010}}</ref> |
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The painting is composed of four major elements, each painted in a different way. The central part is invaded by the pearlized surfs painted in forms of [[comma]]s. In the foreground, a small beach on which there are old boats filled with thatch on the left, and two fishermen with their boats in poor condition that ran aground on the shore. On the left, in the background, the [[cliff]] of Étretat can be seen and the rock strata are evoked by horizontal lines of brush. Finally, the upper part of the painting shows the sky, painted in a way that expresses a curtain of rain.<ref>{{cite web |title=Claude Monet (Paris, 1840 – Giverny, 1926), ''Mer agitée à Étretat'' |url=http://www.mba-lyon.fr/mba/sections/fr/collections-musee/peintures/oeuvres-peintures/xixe_siecle/etretat_mer_agitee?from_url=http%3A//www.mba-lyon.fr/mba/sections/fr/collections-musee/peintures/departement4598&b_start:int=44&startingReq=/sections/fr/collections-musee/peintures/oeuvres-peintures/#res_recherche |publisher=Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon |language=French |accessdate=20 March 2010}}</ref> |
The painting is composed of four major elements, each painted in a different way. The central part is invaded by the pearlized surfs painted in forms of [[comma]]s. In the foreground, a small beach on which there are old boats filled with thatch on the left, and two fishermen with their boats in poor condition that ran aground on the shore. On the left, in the background, the [[cliff]] of Étretat can be seen and the rock strata are evoked by horizontal lines of brush. Finally, the upper part of the painting shows the sky, painted in a way that expresses a curtain of rain.<ref>{{cite web |title=Claude Monet (Paris, 1840 – Giverny, 1926), ''Mer agitée à Étretat'' |url=http://www.mba-lyon.fr/mba/sections/fr/collections-musee/peintures/oeuvres-peintures/xixe_siecle/etretat_mer_agitee?from_url=http%3A//www.mba-lyon.fr/mba/sections/fr/collections-musee/peintures/departement4598&b_start:int=44&startingReq=/sections/fr/collections-musee/peintures/oeuvres-peintures/#res_recherche |publisher=Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon |language=French |accessdate=20 March 2010}}</ref> |
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| Artist | Claude Monet |
| Year | 1883 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 100 cm × 81 cm (39 in × 32 in) |
| Location | Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, Lyon |
The Stormy Sea in Étretat is an 1883 painting by one of the founders of French Impressionism, Claude Monet. The painting is now preserved at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon.
The painting depicts a stormy sea on a winter day. The cliff in the background is at Étretat (Seine Maritime); Monet frequently stayed in the area during the winter of 1864-65, and wrote: "I spend my time outdoors on the stone when it's big time [...] and of course I work all the time." Monet composed the painting in February 1883 from his hotel window.[1] Subsequently, the painting was bought by the Parisian dealer Paul Durand-Ruel, then became the property of the Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon in 1902. The museum became a forerunner in the collecting of early 20th century Impressionist paintings.[2]
The painting is composed of four major elements, each painted in a different way. The central part is invaded by the pearlized surfs painted in forms of commas. In the foreground, a small beach on which there are old boats filled with thatch on the left, and two fishermen with their boats in poor condition that ran aground on the shore. On the left, in the background, the cliff of Étretat can be seen and the rock strata are evoked by horizontal lines of brush. Finally, the upper part of the painting shows the sky, painted in a way that expresses a curtain of rain.[3]
References
- ^ Haudiquet, Annette (2004). Vagues, autour des paysages de mer de Gustave Courbet (in French). Expositions BNF. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ "L'impressionnisme de France et d'Amérique : Monet, Renoir, Sisley, Degas" (pdf) (in French). Musée Fabre. p. 13. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ "Claude Monet (Paris, 1840 – Giverny, 1926), Mer agitée à Étretat" (in French). Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon. Retrieved 20 March 2010.