Claude Monet's small oil 'Impression, Sunrise' (1872), painted at dawn in the harbour of Le Havre, gave Impressionism its name. When shown at the group's first independent exhibition in 1874, a sneering critic seized on the title and dubbed the artists 'Impressionists' — a label they adopted. A few minutes of orange sun rising over grey mist, captured in rapid sketch-like brushwork, the canvas is the signature possession of the Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris.

Exhibition Venue

Musée Marmottan Monet

Paris, France