Sea and Cliffs, c. 1885 by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Sea and Cliffs, painted by Pierre-Auguste Renoir around 1885, looks out across a sun-warmed harbor toward pale chalk cliffs rising above the water, with fishing boats and their colored sails crossing the bay below. Loose, sun-bright brushwork in ochre, gold, and blue captures the reflected light of the harbor at Yport, along the Normandy coast, a favorite subject for Renoir during his travels along the French seaside. The painting belongs to the Robert Lehman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919). Date: c. 1885.

Sea and Cliffs, c. 1885. Impressionist Coastal Canvas Print.