Étretat: The Beach and the Falaise d'Amont

1885

Monet arrived in Étretat, on the Normandy coast, with his family for a vacation in September 1885. By the time he left in December he had initiated 51 canvases, many of which he reworked back at his studio in Giverny. The majority feature the rock formations that flank the bay of Étretat. These subjects proved to be among Monet’s most precipitous and enchanting: the location was as physically dangerous to navigate as it was sublime to behold.

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Artist

Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

Date

1885

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

69.3 × 66.1 cm (27 1/4 × 26 in.); Framed: 90.8 × 88.3 × 10.8 cm (35 3/4 × 34 3/4 × 4 1/4 in.)

Origin

France

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John H. (Anne R.) Winterbotham in memory of John H. Winterbotham; Joseph Winterbotham Collection