The Departure of the Boats, Étretat  1885

Forced indoors by inclement fall weather, Claude Monet painted [i][url=https://www.artic.edu/artworks/59927/boats-on-the-beach-at-etretat]Boats on the Beach at Étretat[/url][/i] and [i]The Departure of the Boats, Étretat[/i] while looking out the window of his room at the Hôtel Blanquet. The two form a pair that share a palette, subject, and vantage point. In one of his da...