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La Plage à Trouville
The Beach at Trouville
Claude Monet · 1870
National Gallery
London, United Kingdom
About this painting
Grains of sand are embedded in the paint, proof Monet worked outdoors on the spot. He painted it during a Trouville holiday with his wife Camille, weeks before fleeing to England as the Franco-Prussian War broke out.
Painting Details
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
38 × 46 cm (15 × 18.1 in)
Painted at
Trouville-sur-Mer, France
Current location
National Gallery, London
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