Monet's 'Impression, Sunrise' Turns 150: Paris and Le Havre Celebrate
Claude Monet's 'Impression, Sunrise' (1872) is celebrated 150 years after its creation. The Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris hosts 'Face au Soleil: un astre dans les arts' (until Jan 23, 2023), curated by Marianne Mathieu and Michael Philipp, featuring 50+ works from international collections. The painting, donated by Victorine Donop de Monchy in 1940, was stolen in 1985 and recovered in 1990. In Argenteuil, Monet's former home (1874-1878) opens to the public with multimedia installations and a reconstructed studio boat. The painting's date was confirmed as Nov 13, 1872, by multidisciplinary studies (2014-2015). Le Havre's MuMa holds a rich Impressionist collection. The Seine River connects these sites.
Key facts
- Claude Monet painted 'Impression, Sunrise' in November 1872 from a window of the Hôtel Amirauté in Le Havre.
- The painting gave its name to Impressionism.
- Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris holds the painting and celebrates with exhibition 'Face au Soleil' until Jan 23, 2023.
- Exhibition curated by Marianne Mathieu (Marmottan) and Michael Philipp (Barberini Museum, Potsdam).
- Over 50 works from French, German, American, British, Canadian, Danish, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Norwegian, and Swiss lenders.
- Painting donated to Marmottan in 1940 by Victorine Donop de Monchy.
- Stolen in 1985, recovered in 1990.
- Seen by about 300,000 visitors per year (2019).
- Monet's house in Argenteuil (1874-1878) opens to public after restoration.
- Painting's date confirmed as November 13, 1872 by multidisciplinary studies (2014-2015).
Entities
Artists
- Claude Monet
- Gérard Fromanger
- Claude Lorrain
- J.M.W. Turner
- Paul Signac
- Edvard Munch
- Félix Vallotton
- Édouard Manet
- Gustave Caillebotte
- Eugène Boudin
- Auguste Perret
Institutions
- Musée Marmottan Monet
- Museo Barberini
- Musée d'Orsay
- MuMa (Musée d'Art Moderne André Malraux)
- Le Charivari
- Cercle de la voile de Paris
- Artribune
Locations
- Le Havre
- France
- Paris
- Argenteuil
- Vétheuil
- Poissy
- Giverny
- Rouen
- Honfleur
- Sainte-Adresse
- Normandy
- Seine River
- Petit-Gennevilliers
- Côte d'Albâtre
- Hôtel Amirauté
- Grand Quai
- Gare Saint-Lazare
- ferme Saint-Siméon
- Saint-Joseph Church
- Potsdam
- Germany