The Manneporte near Étretat

La Manneporte

The Manneporte near Étretat

Claude Monet · 1886

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

About this painting

Monet painted this sea arch at Étretat six times across three visits in 1883, 1885, and 1886, chasing the way sunlight dissolved the cliff into pure color and light.

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

81.3 × 65.4 cm (32 × 25.7 in)

Painted at

Étretat, France

Current location

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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