A look placed at the foot of the relief
Monet works from rocks discovered only at low tide. This position forces the gaze to rise and amplifies the contrast in scale between the beach and the church.
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Artwork description
Claude Monet · Varengeville · 1882 · W795
Saint-Valery Church stands on the edge of a cliff streaked with blue, purple and ocher, lit by the morning sun above an open beach. Signed Claude Monet lower left, this 60.3 × 73 cm oil on canvas belongs to a private collection and corresponds to Wildenstein 795.

Look at the work
The small architecture occupies a narrow strip at the top, while the wall descends almost the entire height. The very low viewpoint, obtained from the rocks accessible at low tide, makes the relief monumental.
Frank colors highlight the irregularities of the chalk: yellow, pink and green in the light, blue and purple in the hollows. The clear sky and its soft clouds isolate the more geometric shapes of the church.
The building appears solid not because it is large, but because its regular volumes resist the colorful cliff which seems to transform under the light.
Composition, touch and light
Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.
Monet works from rocks discovered only at low tide. This position forces the gaze to rise and amplifies the contrast in scale between the beach and the church.
Bell tower, nave and roof use simple shapes, while the wall fragments into oblique and vertical touches. The entire composition is based on this opposition.
W795 belongs to the group of views of Saint-Valery painted in 1882. The clear light on the building and the cliff allows it to be distinguished from evening or backlight effects.
Reference image
Only one exact image of W795 is used. The real WebP measures 1,260 × 1,024 px and maintains the best reliable public definition without artificial enlargement.
It must remain balanced at the top rather than dominated by its size. Its role is to reveal the height of the cliff.
The rock is neither white nor beige. Cold and hot alternations build its hollows, its edges and its exposure to the morning sun.
The clear clouds support the silhouette without creating a second spectacle. The main material must remain that of the cliff.
Documented benchmarks
Christie's documents Church of Varengeville, morning effect, oil on canvas from 1882, 60.3 × 73 cm, signed lower left and listed Wildenstein 795.
Monet worked from February to April then from June to October and produced nearly a hundred paintings on the coast, sometimes up to eight paintings in the same day.
Standing on the edge of the cliff with its maritime cemetery, it evokes a refuge, a coastal landmark and the human presence facing the sea.
After the Frederic Bonner sale of 1900, the painting entered Durand-Ruel and then passed through several American and British collections and galleries.
Your reproduction
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
| Title | Varengeville Church, morning effect W795 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1882 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 60.3 × 73 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal |
| Conservation | Private collection, Last public sale documented by Christie's |
| Inventory | Wildenstein 795 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
This expressive cliff is suitable for a living room, entrance or office. A stone blue, pale ocher or off-white wall and a dark setting highlight its verticality.
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