Claude Monet - La Manneporte (Étretat) (1883)
Details
| Title | Claude Monet - La Manneporte (Étretat) (1883) |
| Author | Novema Digital |
| Duration | 0:20 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=AojMnPMqVVQ |
Description
Monet spent most of February 1883 at Étretat, a fishing village and resort on the Normandy coast. He painted twenty views of the beach and the three extraordinary rock formations in the area: the Porte d'Aval, the Porte d'Amont, and the Manneporte.
The sunlight that strikes the Manneporte has a dematerializing effect that permitted the artist to interpret the cliff almost exclusively in terms of color and luminosity.
Most nineteenth century visitors were attracted to the rock as a natural wonder. Monet instead concentrated on his own changing perception of it at different times of day.
