Museum in Le Havre

Date: 1873

The picture shows a harbour full of sailing ships with sails unfurled. It has numerous grey and white tones, suggesting a cloudy day or early morning. The background shows urban architecture with houses and a distinctive building that resembles a palace or theatre with large window openings. The water is depicted as calm with soft reflections, and overall the painting creates the feeling of a busy but peaceful day in the harbor.

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Monet painted picture Museum in Le Havre in 1873. Prevailing color of this fine art print is dark and its shape is landscape. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Claude Oscar Monet (1840-1926). A native Parisian, who thoroughly developed the idea of Impressionism. Monet almost scientifically studied the effect of light on different objects. He devoted himself to so called transitory states, which quickly led him to work with colour and light, his paintings acting on the viewer from the first impression. His use of open-air painting and objects which were special only because of light opened the way for the beginnings of modern painting. Monet’s Impression, Sunrise (1874) not only gave the name to the whole art movement, but secured Monet a place among the best painters of all times. At one time, he resided in London and created his famous study Houses of Parliament (Monet wondered, How could the English painters paint Parliament when it cannot be seen for the fog?). In the Giverny, which became his favourite retreat after the death of his wife, he painted motifs from his garden and the popular series Water Lilies - the world of the water was as poetic and mysterious as a primordial paradise.