An exceptionally large format
The proportions of 60 × 100 cm stretch the shore and give the sea a calm presence. The cliff remains concentrated on the left instead of dominating the entire composition.
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Artwork description
Claude Monet · Pourville · 1882 · W778
At low tide, Pointe de l'Ailly stretches from the left towards a calm sea where a few figures and rocks punctuate the golden reflections. Signed and dated 1882, this oil on canvas measuring 60 × 100 cm belongs to a private collection and corresponds to Wildenstein 778.

Look at the work
The cliff occupies the left third then descends towards an open beach. The panoramic format lets the sea extend very far to the right. Small walkers, placed near the center, give the scale of the foreshore.
The sky combines purple, cream and blue gray; its yellow gaps are reflected in long bands on the water. The cliff mixes white chalk, dark green and brown. The figures remain simple vertical accents in the middle of the horizontal touches.
In W778, low tide is not a void: it becomes a surface of light where the sky, rocks and walkers find their distance.
Composition, touch and light
Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.
The proportions of 60 × 100 cm stretch the shore and give the sea a calm presence. The cliff remains concentrated on the left instead of dominating the entire composition.
Walkers are tiny and spaced apart. They allow you to understand the extent discovered by the tide without transforming the landscape into a beach scene.
Yellow, purple and gray lines follow the surface of the water. Their discontinuity produces a sparkle and maintains the mobility of the sea despite its calm.
Reference image
Only one exact image of W778 is used. The real WebP measures 1024 × 608 px and remains at the available resolution, without artificial enlargement.
The sea and the sky must maintain a great width. Refocusing the cliff or cropping the canvas would cause W778 to lose the panoramic breath.
Light is not a uniform spot. It fragments horizontally between purple and gray passages, which gives movement to the water.
Their presence must remain secondary but readable. Too detailed silhouettes would break the unity of the keys and distort the scale of the site.
Documented benchmarks
Christie's notice documents Pointe de l'Ailly, low tide, oil on canvas from 1882, 60 × 100 cm, signed and dated lower left and listed Wildenstein 778.
Monet worked on the Normandy coast from February to April, then from June to October. These stays allow him to compare cliffs, tides and seasonal lights.
The dealer bought the work directly from Monet, then sold it to Paul Gallimard in 1899. It then passed through several collections and the Paul Rosenberg gallery.
The large format of 60 × 100 cm, the point on the left and walkers on the foreshore distinguish this view from the other low tides painted around Pourville.
Your reproduction
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
| Title | Pointe de l'Ailly, low tide W778 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1882 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 60 × 100 cm |
| Orientation | Panoramic horizontal |
| Conservation | Private collection, Work documented by Christie's |
| Inventory | Wildenstein 778 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
This panorama is suitable above a sofa, sideboard or bed. A sand, purple gray or warm white wall and dark wood emphasize the golden reflections and horizontal rhythm.
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