Cliff Walk at Pourville

1882

In the 1880s, Monet went to paint in Normandy and became increasingly enamored of his surroundings. He wrote to his second wife and her children: "How beautiful the countryside is becoming, and what joy it would be for me to show you all its delightful nooks and crannies!" Eventually they joined him in Pourville. The two young women strolling here are probably the eldest daughters.

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Artist

Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

Date

1882

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

66.5 × 82.3 cm (26 1/8 × 32 7/16 in.); Framed: 88.9 × 104.8 × 10.8 cm (35 × 41 1/4 × 4 1/4 in.)

Origin

France

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Credit

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial Collection