Impression, Sunrise
Claude Monet · 1872 · Harbour Gallery
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Maritime art
Two hundred paintings, prints and sketches of life at sea — storms weathered, harbours remembered, and sailors seen as they saw themselves.
What the collection holds
Storm & battle
Shipwrecks, sea fights and heavy weather — the dramatic heart of the collection, hung floor to ceiling in the North Gallery.
Harbours & homecomings
Sunrises over the quay, crowded anchorages and quiet returns — Thistlewick and the world's great ports as artists knew them.
Sailors' portraits
Captains, crews and lighthouse families in oil and pencil — faces weathered by the same winds as their ships.
Not to miss
Five canvases to stand before
Two further favourites — Hokusai's Great Wave woodblock and Homer's Fog Warning — hang in the East Gallery alongside the sailors' portraits.
