Impression, Sunrise 1872

Impression, soleil levant · 日出·印象

Painted from a hotel window over the harbour at Le Havre, the picture was shown in the first Impressionist exhibition of 1874. Critic Louis Leroy seized on its title for a mocking review, and the insult became the name of the movement.

Reference articles

• About the work

  Impression, Sunrise — About the work

• The story behind it

  Impression, Sunrise — The story behind it

• Technique and colour

  Impression, Sunrise — Technique and colour

• Living with the print

  Impression, Sunrise — Living with the print