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Monet's hazy view of the port of Le Havre at dawn gave a whole movement its name, after a critic mockingly seized on the word 'Impression.' Loose, rapid strokes chase fleeting light and atmosphere rather than precise detail. The little orange sun is one of art's most famous accents.
Impression, Sunrise
- Date1872
- MovementImpressionism
- WhereMusée Marmottan Monet, Paris
- RegionFrance