A large maritime surface without a land foreground
The gaze enters directly into the water. This proximity gives the keys an almost tactile scale and makes the sea the real subject.
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Artwork description
Claude Monet · Pourville · 1882 · W792
Strips of blue shadow cross a green and yellow sea in front of the cliffs of Pourville, where a few tiny figures gather on the beach. Signed and dated Claude Monet 82 lower right, this oil on canvas of 57 × 80 cm is kept at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek under the number MIN 1753 and corresponds to Wildenstein 792.

Look at the work
The sea occupies more than half of the canvas and advances to the viewer in long curved touches. The cliff is thrown back into the right part of the horizon; its beach and its walkers form only a narrow strip.
In the foreground, the deep blues outline several gray areas amid brighter greens, yellows and whites. The pink-purple sky is much calmer, which reinforces the movement of the water.
Monet does not paint shadow as an absence of light: he gives it a distinct blue color that moves across the surface and reveals each wave change.
Composition, touch and light
Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.
The gaze enters directly into the water. This proximity gives the keys an almost tactile scale and makes the sea the real subject.
They follow neither a straight line nor a repetitive pattern. Their variation suggests both the passage of clouds and the moving relief of waves.
Its vertical profile, clear paths and tiny figures on the beach allow you to measure the body of water that separates it from the viewer.
Reference image
Only one exact image of W792 is used. The real WebP measures 3,000 × 2,052 px, taken from an actual photograph of the work at the museum and reduced since 4,610 × 3,178 px without artificial enlargement.
Shadows should remain colorful and transparent. Too dark or uniform blue would make them look like objects on the water.
Red, black and white walkers are tiny. They give the scale of the site without becoming a narrative scene.
Its slight variation balances the very worked sea. Too defined clouds would distract from the luminous phenomenon observed on the water.
Documented benchmarks
The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek preserves Shadows on the sea, the cliffs in Pourville, oil on canvas from 1882, 57 × 80 cm, inventory MIN 1753 and Wildenstein 792.
The museum presents W792 in its journey devoted to French art from 1870 to 1925, alongside other impressionist and post-impressionist works.
The unique WebP comes from a color view of the work à la Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. It retains the visible material of the canvas and the dated signature at the bottom right.
The format of 57 × 80 cm, the large blue shadows in the foreground and the cliff placed on the right precisely identify this view of Pourville.
Your reproduction
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
| Title | Shadows on the sea, cliffs in Pourville W792 - Monet |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1882 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 57 × 80 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal |
| Conservation | Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Inventory | MIN 1753 · Wildenstein 792 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
This expressive navy is suitable for a living room, office or dining room. A gray blue, sea green or pale pink wall and a discreet brown frame highlight its movement.
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