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Impression, Soleil levant

Impression, Sunrise

Musée Marmottan Monet

Paris, France

About this painting

This painting gave Impressionism its name. A critic mocked it as being merely an "impression" — the movement embraced the word.

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

48 × 63 cm (18.9 × 24.8 in)

Painted at

Le Havre, France

Current location

Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris

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