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

Impression, Sunrise, painted by Claude Monet in 1872 depicts the harbor of Le Havre at dawn, its masts and cranes dissolving into mist as a small boat crosses the glowing reflection of the rising sun. Painted from a hotel window overlooking the port, the loose brushwork and unfinished feel of the scene startled critics when it appeared at the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874, prompting a hostile review that mockingly coined the word “Impressionism” itself. The painting now hangs in the Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris as the movement’s founding image.

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

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