Impression, Sunrise 1872 by Claude Monet
Year: 1872 | Medium: Oil on canvas | Location: Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris
French Impressionist painter Claude Monet’s Impression, Sunrise of 1872 was first shown at the Exhibition of the Impressionists in Paris in April of 1874. This oil on canvas is said to have been the namesake of the Impressionist movement. With a beautiful combination of tones of gray, orange, and pink, Monet portrays the port of Le Havre, his hometown in Northwest France. Today, Impression, Sunrise hangs at the Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris, France.
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