Impression, Sunrise

Claude Monet

1872 · Oil on canvas · Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris

Size2:3 ratio

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$59Unframed print · made to order

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About this work

Artist: Claude Monet (1840–1926)
Year: 1872
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 48 × 63 cm
Collection: Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris
Movement: Impressionism

An orange sun hangs in a grey-blue haze over the harbour of Le Havre, its reflection a few quick dashes on the water, with two rowing boats in the foreground and the masts and cranes of the port dissolving into the mist behind. Monet painted it from a hotel window in 1872, in a single session, using thin, rapid strokes that leave the canvas showing through. When it was exhibited in Paris in 1874 with works by Degas, Renoir, Pissarro and others, the critic Louis Leroy mocked its title in a review headed The Exhibition of the Impressionists, and the name stuck to the movement. The painting was stolen from the Musée Marmottan in 1985 and recovered in 1990. It is the picture from which Impressionism takes its name.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A misty grey-blue harbour with one orange sun, best in a room where it can be seen first thing: a bedroom, bathroom or the wall by a breakfast table at 16×24. Natural wood on a soft grey or white wall keeps the haze intact.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Impressionism painting
Era: 19th century (1872)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: dramatic, moody
Rooms: bedroom, bathroom, living room, dining room, dorm room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is Impression, Sunrise in the public domain?

Yes. Claude Monet (1840–1926) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Musée Marmottan Monet.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Impression, Sunrise painted, and in what medium?

Impression, Sunrise dates from 1872 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 48 × 63 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Impression, Sunrise we'd choose 16×24.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Monet's Impression, Sunrise — the whole hazy harbour shown uncropped beneath gallery typography. The painting that gave Impressionism its name, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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The Madten promise

Gallery-grade archival giclée. Rich pigment inks on heavyweight fine-art paper (or gallery-wrapped canvas) — built to last, not a poster-shop print.

Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.

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