La Débacle près de Vétheuil
The Breaking up near Vétheuil
Claude Monet · 1880
Department of Paintings of the Louvre
France
About this painting
Painted after the Seine's ice broke apart on 5 January 1880, this canvas captures the aftermath of the brutal winter that made river ice-floes an obsessive subject for Monet.
Painting Details
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
65 × 93 cm (25.6 × 36.6 in)
Painted at
Vétheuil, France
Current location
Department of Paintings of the Louvre
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