1899
oil
canvas
From the collection of National Museum of Western Art
Dominant colour
Heavy Sea at Pourville is a 1899 oil by Claude Monet, a Impressionism work, held at National Museum of Western Art.
This painting depicts a turbulent sea, with waves crashing against the shore. The water is a deep blue-green color, with white foam at the crest of the waves. In the background, there are cliffs rising up from the shore, with a few buildings visible at the top. The painting is done in a loose, impressionistic style, with visible brushstrokes and a focus on capturing the movement and energy of the scene. The colors are muted, with a focus on blues and greens, but there are touches of warm color in the buildings and the cliffs. The artist, Claude Monet, was a master of capturing light and atmosphere in his paintings. To learn more about his work, look up Claude Monet.
Oscar-Claude Monet was born in Paris on November 14, 1840, and raised from the age of five in Le Havre, where he began selling charcoal caricatures as a teenager.
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