A tight framework on maritime work
Monet shows neither tourists nor panorama of cliffs. The boats, their equipment and the state of the sea are enough to evoke the daily life of the fishermen of Étretat.
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Artwork description
Claude Monet · Étretat · 1885 · W1028
Several fishing boats are pulled onto the pebble beach, their black, red, yellow and green hulls tight in the foreground. The masts and spars cross the stage diagonally in front of a sea whitened with foam, whose waves seem to prevent any exit. Painted in 1885 and signed "Claude Monet" at the bottom left, this oil on canvas measures 73.7 × 91.4 cm. It is kept at the Seattle Art Museum under number 92.88 and corresponds to Wildenstein 1028.

Look at the work
The hulls are seen up close and overlap. A yellow and green boat enters from the lower right edge, while black and red boats run to the left. Their bows, masts and long pieces of wood form an oblique network which gives strong tension to the beach.
Behind this dense group, the sea offers no horizontal rest. Whites, water greens, pinks and grays wind in short, thick waves. The sky is almost absent: Monet places the viewer at the level of the boats and directly confronts their weight with the hustle and bustle of the sea.
The scene opposes two forces: the heavy stability of the hulls on the pebbles and the continuous movement of the waves which temporarily prevents departure.
Composition, touch and light
Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.
Monet shows neither tourists nor panorama of cliffs. The boats, their equipment and the state of the sea are enough to evoke the daily life of the fishermen of Étretat.
Masts, poles and hull edges intersect at different angles. Even stranded boats seem to be subject to a visual thrust that responds to the movement of the waves.
Olive yellow, orange-red and green appear on the hulls, but they are broken by browns and blacks. The foam takes on roses and greens, connecting the boats to the sea.
Reference image
The single image is an actual photograph of the canvas on display as part of it at the Seattle Art Museum. The file of 2,200 × 1,467 px is preserved without enlargement and encoded in real WebP.
Each boat must remain identifiable without being isolated. Coverings and differences in scale build the very short depth of the beach.
Their precise angles organize the composition. Too regular lines would give the impression of a calm port, contrary to the energy of this version.
The waves are not a uniform background. Greenish whites, grays and pinks should remain in thick, broken touches to make the surf smell.
Documented benchmarks
The Seattle Art Museum documents Fishing Boats at Étretat, oil on canvas from 1885, 73.7 × 91.4 cm, inventory 92.88 and Wildenstein catalog 1028.
The signature is placed in the pebble area, under the first boat. The museum records this inscription without a date added to the name.
The notice brings boats stranded in front of violent seas closer to the stubborn work of fishermen and that of Monet, all faced with unpredictable conditions.
Desmond Fitzgerald acquired the painting from the artist before 1905. It then passed through the McKinney-Connor family and entered the museum in 1992 thanks to a donation from Sarah Hart.
Your reproduction
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
| Title | Fishing boats in Étretat W1028 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1885 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 73.7 × 91.4 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal |
| Conservation | Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, United States |
| Inventory | 92.88 · Wildenstein 1028 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
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