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Rue de la Bavolle, Honfleur
Claude Monet · 1864
Kunsthalle Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
About this painting
Painted when Monet was just 24 and living in Honfleur, this near-square view captures a narrow alley split sharply between sunlit houses and deep shadow, an early study in the light effects that would define Impressionism.
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
58 × 63 cm (22.8 × 24.8 in)
Painted at
Honfleur, France
Current location
Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim
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