The Jetty at Le Havre, Bad Weather (La Jetée du Havre par mauvais temps), 1870 by Claude Monet

The Jetty at Le Havre, Bad Weather (La Jetée du Havre par mauvais temps), painted by Claude Monet in 1870 captures a storm-lashed harbor on the Normandy coast, where a three-masted sailing ship pitches on churning green waves beyond the stone jetty. Bundled figures brave the wind along the rain-slicked promenade, dwarfed by a tall lamppost and a heavy sky of slate and charcoal clouds. Painted in the port city of Monet’s youth shortly before he fled to London during the Franco-Prussian War, the canvas shows the young artist channeling the marine tradition of his mentors Boudin and Jongkind into his own bolder, moodier vision.

Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Date: 1870.

The Jetty at Le Havre, Bad Weather (La Jetée du Havre par mauvais temps), 1870 by Claude Monet. Stormy Harbor Seascape Wall Art Canvas Print.