Two levels of human presence
The figures on the plateau respond to those on the beach, which are much lower. This tiering is enough to make the height of the wall felt.
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Artwork description
Claude Monet · Dieppe · 1882 · W759
A high chalk cliff rises from the beach to the houses and walkers of the plateau, facing a calm sea crossed by a sailboat. Painted in 1882, this oil on canvas measuring 66 × 82 cm is kept at the Kunsthaus Zürich under number 2252 and corresponds to Wildenstein 759.

Look at the work
The cliff fills the entire left half and falls almost vertically towards the beach, where other silhouettes disperse. The summit carries a large villa, a second construction and a few walkers; the sea opens to the right.
Green, ocher, pink and blue fragment the relief. The light chalk appears in vertical bands while the sky and water receive more flexible passages. A warm, isolated sail balances the red roofs.
In W759, houses, walkers and sailboats do not tell an anecdote: they give a human measure to the cliff.
Composition, touch and light
Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.
The figures on the plateau respond to those on the beach, which are much lower. This tiering is enough to make the height of the wall felt.
The rock mass occupies the foreground and shows its colorful strata. The landscape is observed as living matter, not as a distant panoramic view.
The large left mass is compensated by the luminous expanse of the water and by the sailboat. The framing remains open despite the weight of the promontory.
Reference image
Only one exact image of W759 is used. The real WebP measures 1,200 × 962 px and retains the houses, figures and sailboat without artificial enlargement.
They must remain readable when zoomed in without becoming detailed. Their size is the key to the relationship between plateau, cliff and beach.
White, blue and purple descend into the wall. Melting them into a uniform gray would cause the relief and light to lose.
The little ocher touch on the sea balances the roofs. Moving or enlarging it would change the breathing of the right half.
Documented benchmarks
The Kunsthaus Zürich documents La Falaise à Dieppe, oil on canvas from 1882, 66 × 82 cm, signed Claude Monet 82 lower left, inventory 2252 and Wildenstein 759.
The museum notice places the relief above the beach, to the west of the city. Monet observes it from a low point which accentuates its verticality.
The Vereinigung Zürcher Kunstfreunde allows the canvas to enter the Kunsthaus Zürich, where it is numbered 2252.
Monet preserves houses, fences and walkers. These modern elements coexist with the geological power of the site.
Your reproduction
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
| Title | The Cliff in Dieppe W759 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1882 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 66 × 82 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal |
| Conservation | Kunsthaus Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland |
| Inventory | 2252 · Wildenstein 759 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
This ample view is suitable for a living room, entrance or office. A blue gray, sage green or warm white wall and an oak frame highlight its maritime light.
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