Sunrise Marine (Soleil Levant), c. 1873 by Claude Monet

Sunrise Marine (Soleil Levant), by Claude Monet depicts sailboats gliding through the harbor of Le Havre as dawn breaks across the water. The rising sun scatters soft ripples of orange and gold over cool teal-gray seas, while masts and rigging dissolve into the morning haze. Painted around the same time as the canvas that gave Impressionism its name, this quieter companion work captures the harbor waking under a gentler, more diffuse light.

Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Date: 1873.

Sunrise Marine (Soleil Levant), c. 1873 by Claude Monet. Impressionist Seascape Canvas Print.