La Pointe de la Hève at Low Tide (La Pointe de la Hève à Marée Basse), 1865 by Claude Monet

La Pointe de la Hève at Low Tide (La Pointe de la Hève à Marée Basse), painted by Claude Monet in 1865, depicts fishing boats, workers, and grazing cattle gathered on the exposed sands beneath a brooding, storm-lit sky near his childhood home of Le Havre. Painted in his Paris studio in early 1865 from studies made on site, the canvas was one of two seascapes Monet submitted to that year's Paris Salon, launching his public career at just twenty-four. Its dramatic contrast of dark cliffs and luminous, storm-streaked clouds already shows the keen eye for atmosphere that would define his later work.

Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Date: 1865.

La Pointe de la Hève at Low Tide (La Pointe de la Hève à Marée Basse), 1865 by Claude Monet. Normandy Coastal Seascape Wall Art Canvas Print.