À propos de l’œuvre
La plage à Pourville, soleil couchant, par Claude Monet
Claude Monet · Pourville · 1882 · W777
The Beach in Pourville, setting sun W777hand painted reproduction
Pourville beach stretches under a late day sky, between the pink reflections of the water, the stranded boats and the cliff which closes the bay. Painted in 1882, this oil on canvas measuring 60 × 73 cm is kept at the Marmottan Monet museum under number 5008 and corresponds to Wildenstein 777.
Look at the work
The setting sun transforms a Normandy beach into a space of light
The bank forms a gentle diagonal from the foreground to the village nestled under the cliff. A few boats and silhouettes punctuate the wet sand, while the sea opens the composition towards the horizon.
The blue and gray of the sky mingle with warm pinks, mauves and ochres. On the water and the shore, the fragmented touches repeat these colors without melting them, as if each reflection retained its movement.
The sunset is not depicted as an isolated spectacle: its light circulates in the sky, water, sand and up to the cliff walls.
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.
A bay built diagonally
The beach line leads towards the houses and the cliff, while the maritime horizon maintains a lateral opening. This intersection gives the scene its calm depth.
Reduced human activities on a landscape scale
The boats and characters enliven the shore without becoming a main story. Their small size measures the extent of the beach and preserves the primacy of the atmosphere.
The color of evening right down to the shadows
Monet avoids black: mauve, blue, pinkish brown and muffled green make up the dark areas. The scene remains bright even when the day fades.
Reference image
Read this specific version
Only one exact image of W777 is used. The real WebP measures 1,500 × 1,197 px and maintains the best reliable public definition, without artificial enlargement.
Preserve the width of the beach
The shore must maintain its ample progress towards the village. A tight reframing would eliminate breathing between the boats, the water and the cliff.
Keep reflections separate
Roses, blues and ochres should remain visible in small touches on wet sand and the sea. Smoothing them would lose the impressionist vibration.
Keep figures discreet
They serve as scale markers and not autonomous subjects. Detailing them too much would distract from the general effect of the sunset.
Documented benchmarks
Three pieces of information specific to this work
The Marmottan Monet museum documents The Beach in Pourville, setting sun, oil on canvas from 1882, 60 × 73 cm, inventory 5008 and Wildenstein 777.
Monet's stay in Pourville in 1882
Sitting on the coast near Dieppe, Monet paints beaches, cliffs and weather variations, frequently changing views and times.
The Wildenstein 777 canvas
The lively beach, the village at the foot of the cliff and the pink evening light distinguish this view precisely among the numerous seascapes created in Pourville.
Legacy Michel Monet in 1966
The artist's son bequeathed to the Marmottan museum the exceptional ensemble preserved in the family, including this painting now registered under number 5008.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
- The Wildenstein 777 version
- Pourville beach at the end of the day
- Boats on wet sand
- The pink and mauve reflections of the setting sun
Work sheet
| Title | The Beach in Pourville, setting sun W777 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1882 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 60 × 73 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal |
| Conservation | Marmottan Monet Museum, Paris, France |
| Inventory | 5008 · Wildenstein 777 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
A palette designed with the room
This soft navy is suitable for a living room, bedroom or dining room. A gray pink, mist blue or ivory wall and a light setting extend the peaceful light of the bay.
