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Claude Monet
Rough weather at Étretat (Gros Temps à Étretat) (1883)
oil on canvas
65.0 × 81.0 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1913
© Public Domain
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Rough weather at Étretat
(Gros Temps à Étretat)
(1883)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
65.0 × 81.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1913
© Public Domain
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
The popular seaside resort of Étretat, on the Normandy coast, was situated directly above the beach, immediately to the right of the view depicted in Claude Monet’s painting, but no indication is given here of the bustling town. The view has been framed instead to focus upon the awesome power of nature, whose majesty is underscored by the tiny scale of the waving figures at the water’s edge. There are, however, reminders of the relentless tourist paths beaten around Étretat, which are seen in the heavy zigzags of the walking trails on the cliff in the distance.
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in brown, orange and red paint l.r.: Claude Monet
Accession Number
582-2
Department
International Painting
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Subjects (general)
Marines and Seascapes
Subjects (specific)
Étretat (inhabited place) beaches cliffs France (nation) seas storms waves (natural events) weather
Movements
Impressionism
Provenance
With Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris, 1883; from where purchased by Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830–1913); collection of Jean-Baptiste Faure, 1883–1901; from whom purchased by Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris, 1901; with Durand-Ruel, until 1913; from where purchased, for the Felton Bequest, 1913.