Impression, soleil levant (Impression, Sunrise)
By: Claude Monet
Date: 1872
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 48 x 63 cm
Location: Musee Marmottan, Paris
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 48 x 63 cm
Location: Musee Marmottan, Paris
This painting is credited with starting the Impressionist movement, and inspiring its name. The work depicts the port of Le Havre, Monet’s hometown.