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MONET, Claude: The Cliffs at Étretat

🖼 The Cliffs at Étretat, 1885
Oil on canvas
65 × 81 cm
Williamstown, USA

Golden light bathes towering limestone arches rising from turbulent seas, captured through loose brushwork that dissolves form into atmospheric effect. Monet's serial studies of Étretat revolutionized landscape painting, prioritizing fleeting light and perception over realistic detail.

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