Impression, Sunrise
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"Impression, Sunrise" is an 1872 painting by Claude Monet that depicts the port of Le Havre in France at sunrise. The work became historically significant because it inspired the name of the Impressionist art movement, after a critic used the title mockingly to describe Monet's loose, sketch-like painting style.
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Key facts
- Artist
- Claude Monet
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Movement
- Impressionism
- Dimensions
- 48 cm × 63 cm (18.9 in × 24.8 in)
- Location
- Musée Marmottan Monet , Paris
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Impression, Sunrise (French: Impression, soleil levant) is an 1872 painting by Claude Monet first shown at what would become known as the "Exhibition of the Impressionists" in Paris in April, 1874. The painting is credited with inspiring the name of the Impressionist movement.
Impression, Sunrise depicts the port of Le Havre, Monet's hometown. It is usually displayed at the Musée Marmottan Monet.