Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant), 1872 by Claude Monet

Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant), painted by Claude Monet in 1872 is one of the most historically significant paintings in Western art, the work that gave the entire Impressionist movement its name. It captures the harbour at Le Havre at dawn, a small rowing boat passing before the blazing orange reflection of the rising sun as the industrial port dissolves into hazy grey. First exhibited in 1874 and now held at the Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris, the work was initially ridiculed by critics before transforming the course of European painting. An utterly iconic work for any interior that values the finest art history has to offer.

Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Date: 1872.

Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant), 1872 by Claude Monet. Iconic Impressionist Harbour Canvas Print.