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MONET, Claude: The Rocks of Belle Ile (Rough Sea)

🖼 The Rocks of Belle Ile (Rough Sea), 1886
Oil on canvas
65 × 82 cm
Paris, France

Turbulent waves crash against jagged granite cliffs rendered in dynamic brushstrokes of blues and grays. Monet captures Belle-Île's raw coastal power, pioneering his series approach to depict changing light and atmospheric conditions across multiple canvases.

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