Monet's Impression, Sunrise
1872
A young French painter named Claude Monet painted a hazy Le Havre harbor at dawn with quick, broken brushstrokes and gave it a throwaway title. Two years later it would be mocked in a review as "impressionist," and an entire movement would adopt the insult. Modern painting can be dated, conveniently, from this canvas.
In context
Also in 1872 (3 other events on record)
- Yellowstone National Park · North America · Culture
- Anthony Votes Illegally · North America · Politics
- First FIFA-style Football Match · Europe · Culture
Before and after in Europe
- Before: May 10, 1871: Treaty of Frankfurt
- After: 1873: Kulturkampf Peaks
Before and after in Culture
Era
Industrial Age (1801–1900), one of 513 events from that era on Saeculum.
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