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The Cliff, Étretat, Sunset

Artist Claude Monet French, b. Paris, 1840; d. Giverny, France, 1926

Date1882–1883

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions23 13/16 x 32 3/16 in. (60.5 x 81.8 cm)
Frame: 33 3/4 x 41 1/2 in. (85.7 x 105.4 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the State of North Carolina

Object number67.24.1

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On view

ProvenancePurchased from Monet by Durand-Ruel, Paris, November, 1883; Sold by Durand-Ruel to William H. Fuller, by 1899; Fuller Sale, American Art Association, New York, March 12-13, 1903, lot 148 (bought by Hugo Reisenger); Reisinger sale, Plaza Hotel, New York, January 18-20, 1916, lot 73; Mrs. Charles H. Senff, New York, ca. 1917; Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. McVeigh, New York, ca. 1928; (C. Mauclair, 1924 pl.11; Ch. Léger, 1930, pl. 22; H. Huth, GBA, 4/1936, p. 246) sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, December 11, 1963, lot 69; with Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, Inc., New York, sold to NCMA, 1967.

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