In this work, Monet kept detail to a minimum: the shipyards in the tiled background are merely suggested by a few brush strokes, as are the ships in the foreground. Monet himself saw the work as unfinished, and it was for that reason that he adopted the title 'Print' to distinguish it from works like his other view of Le Havre in the same exhibition, although this one too lacks the expected finish. The technique is very "schematic" and would have been seen as a preliminary study for a painting rather than a finished work suitable for exhibition. However, it illustrates particularly well one of the features of an impressionist painting that was thought to be so revolutionary. The painting is more atmospheric than analytical and has a somewhat similar spirit to Turner's works. In some places, the canvas is even visible and the only use of the impasto is in the representation of sunlight reflected on the water. The colors are very restrained and the paint is applied not in discreet strokes of contrasting colors but in very fine washes. It shows little of the impressionist treatment of light and colour. Even though Leroy had used the word in a derisive way, the group decided to adopt it and painters like Renoir and Degas were happy to be called Impressionists.ĭespite its notoriety, the painting is somewhat atypical of Monet's own work from this period and of impressionism in general. Louis Leroy, wrote a now famous article in Le Charivari in which he used the term "Impressionist" based on the title of this painting. The Monet print enjoyed great attention and some visitors even claimed that they were completely unable to recognize what was shown.Ī critic who attended the exhibition, M. Most of the visitors were disgusted and even outraged by the like. They organized their exhibition on their own, since they used to be rejected at the Paris Salon. Monet achieves the effect by separate brush strokes that also show various "scintillating" colors on the sea.įrom April 15 to Monet exhibited his work together with Camille Pissarro, Alfred Sisley, Édouard Manet, Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas and some thirty other artists. It is striking and candid work showing the smaller boats in the foreground almost propelled by the movement of the water. The orange and yellow tones contrast brilliantly with the dark glasses, where little to no detail is immediately visible to the public. Monet depicts a mist, which provides a misty background to the piece set in the French port. This famous painting was created from a scene in the port of Le Havre. In this sense, we can consider it as anti-literary, with the true protagonist being light. South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (USD $)Ĭontrary to classical painting, this painting does not tell any story, it is simply a snapshot of reality the way a photographer might take it, without any religious, mythological or costumbrist content.
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