The Pyramids of Port-Coton (Les Pyramides de Port-Coton), 1886 by Claude Monet

The Pyramids of Port-Coton (Les Pyramides de Port-Coton), painted by Claude Monet in 1886, shows jagged black rock towers rising from a churning, storm-dark sea off Belle-Île-en-Mer in Brittany. Streaks of foam and shifting turquoise light animate the rough water, a striking departure from the calm river scenes of his earlier Argenteuil years. The canvas belongs to a series Monet painted during a stormy autumn on the island, capturing the wild Atlantic coastline with unusually dark, brooding color.

Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Date: 1886.

The Pyramids of Port-Coton (Les Pyramides de Port-Coton), 1886 by Claude Monet. Impressionist Seascape Wall Art Canvas Print.