Regatta at Sainte-Adresse
Claude Monet · 1867
Why it's great
Sailboats with white sails and flags dot a bright blue sea, as spectators in small boats watch the races. Monet painted the Normandy coast in simple blocks of bright color. The flat shapes show the influence of Japanese prints. It's a cheerful picture of a summer day by the sea.
Where to see it
📍 Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York City, United States
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Claude Monet was born in Paris but grew up on the coast of Normandy, where he learned to paint outdoors. He was a leader of Impressionism, and he lived in places like Argenteuil and, for his last 43 years, Giverny, where he built a famous garden with a pond of water lilies. He painted the same scenes again and again at different times of day to capture changing light. He kept painting until he was 86, even as his eyesight faded.
