Low Tide at Pourville, near Dieppe, 1882
Oil on canvas
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry White
Cannon 1947.196
Among Monet’s favorite haunts, the village of Pourville near Dieppe featured a boardwalk, broad beaches, and stunning cliffs. Here reflections of the chalky cliffs sparkle across the water. These shimmering brushstrokes of cream and pale yellow balance the large expanse of blue water and sky. Monet described the setting in a letter to Alice Hoschedé: “One could not be any closer to the sea than I am, on the pebbled beach itself, and the waves beat at the foot of the house.”
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The Pointe de la Héve at Low Tide, 1865
