Storm, Belle-Île Coast

Tempête, côtes de Belle-Ile

Storm, Belle-Île Coast

Claude Monet · 1886

Musée d'Orsay

Paris, France

About this painting

Monet braved Belle-Île's Atlantic gales to capture this storm firsthand, at times reportedly having to be tied down or shielded so his easel wasn't swept off the cliffs.

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

65.4 × 81.5 cm (25.7 × 32.1 in)

Painted at

Belle-Île, France

Current location

Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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