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Low Tide at Varengeville  1882

by Claude Monet

The technique used to paint this work differs from the pictures executed near the customs officers' hut during the same stay. The brushstroke applied in short curved touches is substituted by long sharp strokes on the cliffs, almost evoking falling water. This technique gives volume and strength to the rocks, while at the same time it conveys dynamism and evokes their mine...
Size: 
60 x 81 cm
Medium: 
Oil on canvas
Credit: 
© Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection on loan at Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza. Exhibited on USEUM for Scholarly use.