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Barques de pêche devant la plage et les falaises de Pourville W786 par Claude Monet

Fishing boats in front of the cliffs of Pourville W786 - Monet

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Claude Monet · Pourville · 1882 · W786

Fishing boats in front of the cliffs of Pourville W786 - Monethand painted reproduction

Sailboats leave Pourville beach in front of clear seas, while the high Normandy cliffs rise to the left under a moving sky. Painted in 1882, this 60 × 81.5 cm oil on canvas belongs to the Fisher Governor Foundation and corresponds to Wildenstein 786.

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Fishing boats in front of the cliffs of Pourville W786 - MonetClaude Monet · 1882
1882Dating
60 × 81.5 cmDimensions of the original
Oil on canvasOriginal technique
Wildenstein 786Inventory
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Created for youEach copy is made to order.
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Look at the work

The beach becomes the threshold for a departure towards the sea

The clear bank occupies the foreground and leads to several small figures. The sails are distributed in the center of the bay; the left cliff closes the stage, while the right remains entirely open to the open sea.

Pale blue, sea green, gray and beige dominate. Darker sails and human silhouettes form small vertical accents amidst the horizontal surfaces of the sand and sea.

The boats are not a simple maritime detail: their succession transforms the calm bay into a departure scene and measures the space between the beach and the horizon.

Composition, touch and light

What Monet builds behind the impression of snapshot

Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.

01

An asymmetry between cliff and open sea

The rock mass weighs on the left, while the maritime space becomes available to the right. The sails ensure the transition between these two zones.

02

Figures reduced to a few touches

Fishermen remain tiny but essential. They locate the scale of the beach and give precise activity to the coast.

03

Light filtered by clouds

The sky is neither uniformly gray nor frankly blue. Its clearings are repeated on the water in green and silver bands.

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Only one exact image of W786 is used. The real WebP measures 401 × 289 px, the best reliable public definition obtained for this version, without artificial enlargement.

Composition01

Respect the cliff square

It should not be cropped: its visual weight balances the maritime opening and immediately identifies Pourville.

Color02

Keep sails separate

Each sail must remain a distinct accent, without becoming too clear. Their dispersion creates the rhythm of the start.

Matter03

Maintain low general saturation

This version is based on cool, light colors. Strong saturation would remove its bright overcast weather effect.

Documented benchmarks

Three pieces of information specific to this work

Fishing boats in front of the beach and cliffs of Pourville is an oil on canvas from 1882, 60 × 81.5 cm, listed Wildenstein 786 and preserved by the Fisher Governor Foundation.

Version01

The Wildenstein 786 canvas

It can be recognized by the large left cliff, the clear beach, the fishermen and the sailboats who reach the sea under a cloudy sky.

Campaign02

Monet's second stay in Pourville in 1882

Returning during the summer with Alice Hoschedé and the children, Monet observes more directly the uses of the beach and the work of fishermen.

Subject03

A lived coast, not a deserted panorama

Small figures and boats introduce everyday maritime commerce without distracting attention from the light and atmosphere.

Your reproduction

What the painter must preserve

Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.

  • The Wildenstein 786 version
  • The dark cliff on the left
  • Fishermen on the beach
  • Sailboats leaving the bay

Work sheet

Title Fishing boats in front of the cliffs of Pourville W786 - Monet
Artist Claude Monet (1840 -1926)
Date 1882
Original technique Oil on canvas
Dimensions 60 × 81.5 cm
Orientation Horizontal
Conservation Fisher Governor Foundation, Foundation Collection, United States
Inventory Wildenstein 786
Your reproduction Handmade oil painting on canvas
Consult the official notice - Wildenstein Catalog raisonné · W786

Presentation in your interior

A palette designed with the room

This bright navy is suitable for a living room, bedroom or entrance. A mist blue, sand beige or sea green wall and a light setting prolong its calm.

Fishing boats in front of the cliffs of Pourville W786 - Monet, painted for your interior

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