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Coucher de soleil à Pourville W781 par Claude Monet, The Kreeger Museum
  • Coucher de soleil à Pourville W781 par Claude Monet, The Kreeger Museum
  • Coucher de soleil à Pourville W781 par Claude Monet, The Kreeger Museum
Sunset in Pourville W781 - Claude Monet

Sunset in Pourville W781 - Claude Monet

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Artwork description

Reproduction details

Claude Monet · Pourville · 1882 · W781

Sunset in Pourville W781hand painted reproduction

Two women arrested on the beach watch the sun disappear beyond the sea, facing the dark cliffs of Pourville. Painted in 1882, this oil on canvas measuring 60 × 81.6 cm is kept in the Kreeger Museum under number 1962.6 and corresponds to Wildenstein 781.

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Sunset in Pourville W781Claude Monet · 1882
1882Dating
60 × 81.6 cmDimensions of the original
Oil on canvasOriginal technique
1962.6 · Wildenstein 781Inventory
A real paintingThe canvas is painted, never printed.
Created for youEach copy is made to order.
Controlled in photoYou see the finished painting before it leaves.
Touch-ups includedAdjustments are made before shipping.

Look at the work

Two small silhouettes give the sunset a human scale

The cliff enters from the left and descends towards the horizon, while the sea occupies the entire central width. In the foreground, the two figures off-center to the right are almost absorbed by the dark blue beach.

The sun is a little orange touch surrounded by roses and mauves. Blue greens run across the sky, water and coast; warmer reflections form a discreet path between the horizon and the shore.

The walkers do not tell an anecdote: their immobility invites the viewer to share the very brief duration of the sunset.

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.

01

The cliff as a counterweight

Its dark, inclined mass occupies the left side, while the two silhouettes balance the right. The scene remains open towards the horizon despite this strong relief.

02

A tiny but decisive sun

The small orange spot does not dominate in size, but because similar colors are repeated in the clouds and on the water. The whole palette is organized around her.

03

Figures at the limit of readability

Their small scale reinforces the extent of the beach and the sea. They must remain simple dark presences, without invented facial or costume details.

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Only one exact image of W781 is used. The real WebP measures 640 × 470 px, the best reliable public definition identified for this version, preserved without artificial enlargement.

Composition01

Maintain the contrast of the two silhouettes

They must be visible without becoming the main subject. Their dark value is enough to detach them from the lighter water.

Color02

Preserve the mauves and greens of the sky

The sunset is not reduced to orange. Cold colors envelop the light and create the humid atmosphere of the coastline.

Matter03

Keep the reflections broken on the sea

Clear lines do not form a continuous road. Their fragmentation suggests swell and prevents water from appearing metallic.

Documented benchmarks

Three pieces of information specific to this work

The Kreeger Museum preserves Sunset in Pourville, oil on canvas from 1882, 60 × 81.6 cm, inventory 1962.6 and Wildenstein 781.

Collection01

The Kreeger Museum in Washington

David and Carmen Kreeger acquired this painting in 1962; it bears the inventory number 1962.6 in the museum collection.

Location02

The beach and cliffs of Pourville

Monet stayed on the Normandy coast in 1882 and observed the same relief at different times, from the beach, the heights and the nearby paths.

Look03

Two women witnesses the fading light

The museum notice draws attention to these figures of leisure, placed facing the sea as relays for the gaze before the setting sun.

Your reproduction

What the painter must preserve

Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.

  • The Wildenstein 781 version
  • The two women in the foreground
  • The dark cliff on the left
  • The little orange sun and its reflections

Work sheet

Title Sunset in Pourville W781
Artist Claude Monet (1840 -1926)
Date 1882
Original technique Oil on canvas
Dimensions 60 × 81.6 cm
Orientation Horizontal
Conservation The Kreeger Museum, Washington, DC, United States
Inventory 1962.6 · Wildenstein 781
Your reproduction Handmade oil painting on canvas
Consult the official notice - The Kreeger Museum · 1962.6

Presentation in your interior

A palette designed with the room

This sunset is suitable for a bedroom, living room or reading space. A gray blue, pale purple or sea green wall and a dark setting extend its silent atmosphere.

Sunset in Pourville W781, painted for your interior

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