Claude Monet, Sea Paintings

Paintings, pictures, posters and prints by Claude Monet

"Je sais bien que pour peindre vraiment la mer il faut la voir tous les jours, à toute heure et au même endroit pour en connaître la vie à cet endroit-là ; aussi je refais les mêmes motifs jusqu'à quatre et six fois même."

Claude Monet

The fisherman s house at varengeville by claude monet
"La Maison du pêcheur, Varengeville"
Claude MONET 1882
Museum Boymans-Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, NL
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"I know that to really paint the sea it has to be seen every day at any hour and from the same spot to know its life at this very spot ; that's why I'm repeating the same subjects up to four and even six times."

Claude Monet

"Je suis dans un pays superbe de sauvagerie, un amoncellement de rochers terrible et une mer invraisemblable de couleurs."

Claude Monet

Pyramids at Port Coton rought sea by Claude Monet
"Pyramides de Port-Coton, mer sauvage"
Claude MONET 1886
Musée Pouchkine, Moscou
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" I am in a beautifully wild landscape, a pile of terrible rocks and an unbelievably colorfoul sea."

Claude Monet

Peupliers par Claude Monet

Claude Monet
Poplar paintings

claude monet painting picture print poster

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Claude Monet
Bouquets paintings


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