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

Impression, Sunrise, painted by Claude Monet in 1872 depicts the harbor at Le Havre at dawn, its cranes and masts dissolved in mist behind a small rowboat silhouetted against a luminous orange sun. Exhibited in 1874 at the first independent group show organized by Monet and his colleagues, the painting gave a hostile critic the word he used to mock the exhibitors as mere impressionists, a label the painters then claimed for themselves. The canvas is now regarded as one of the founding works of modern painting.

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

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

A note on this reproduction: this print renders in cool, muted blue-grey tones for a softer, misty atmosphere.

Also available as the first edition: View the soft, golden-amber edition of Impression, Sunrise. Same painting, with warm amber haze over muted blue-grey water.

Also available as a third edition: View the vivid orange and green edition of Impression, Sunrise. Same painting, with a glowing orange sky over deep green water.