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Creation of Impression, Sunrise

When
13 November 1872
Where
Hotel room overlooking the port
Part of
Claude Monet begins painting Impression, Sunrise at Le Havre

Monet painted Impression, Sunrise in Le Havre, viewing the port from a hotel room on 13 November 1872.

Monet visited Le Havre in 1872 to paint the port. He created Impression, Sunrise from a hotel room looking down over the port. The painting depicts the port during dawn. Astronomer Donald Olson determined the date as 13 November 1872, at approximately 7:35 a.m.

Sources

  1. Impression, Sunrise Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
  2. Le Havre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21

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