IMPRESSION, SUNRISE (CLAUDE MONET)

From conception to fame

An episode from the series ART FILES

Synopsis

A blurred sunrise, a canvas with hazy outlines, and the name of a movement that would forever revolutionize the history of art. Painted in Le Havre in 1872, this mythical painting was long misunderstood, moved, stolen and then miraculously recovered.

But was Monet painting dawn or dusk?

A meticulous investigation retraces the path of a masterpiece turned global icon, now preserved at the Marmottan-Monet Museum.