Sunset, the Port of Rouen (Steamboats)

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Sunset, the Port of Rouen (Steamboats)
Sunset, the Port of Rouen (Steamboats)
Sunset, the Port of Rouen (Steamboats)
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By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales
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Image ID
210730
Accession number
NMW A 2492
Title
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Sunset, the Port of Rouen (Steamboats)
Sunset, Port of Rouen (Smoke)
Identification
Identifier
Type
 
 
Creator
Name
Role
 
 
PISSARRO, Camille
 
Material
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organic materials
oil
Technique
Value
 
canvas
Category
Value
 
Painting
Fine Art
Usage
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Creation date
01/01/1898
to
31/12/1898
Period
Period
 
1898
Additional information
In 1884 Pissarro moved to Eragny, east of Rouen. This composition was inspired by the harbour scenes of Claude and Turner in the National Gallery. Painted from an upstairs window of the Hôtel de l'Angleterre, this sunset view of the Seine at Rouen depicts shipping and harbour buildings through industrial smoke. Pissarro claimed that such river views were 'as beautiful as Venice.' Margaret Davies knew Rouen well, having worked there during the First World War. She purchased this view in 1920.
Keywords
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Davies sisters
Celf Cymru Gyfan - ArtShare Wales
Landscape
Ship and boat
Sunset
Impressionism
LANDSCAPE FEATURES
TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT
Time of day
NATURAL WORLD
ART AND DESIGN MOVEMENTS
Monochrome or colour
Colour
Place
Value
Tag
 
 
Rouen
Place of creation
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7,153 px
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5,760 px

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