Claude Monet
Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sailboat
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Monet painted this wet beach in pastel blues, pinks and greens, and a muddy copy turns it grey. Our Monet Boats on the Beach at Etretat print was graded against the Art Institute of Chicago’s own photograph, so the hulls stay bright and the sea keeps its green.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
20x16 inch, 30x24 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its sea greens and soft pastels suit a bathroom, a hallway or a coastal living room. They look fresh with white, navy and driftwood, and a natural or white frame keeps it light.
About the painting
Boats on the Beach at Étretat by Claude Monet
Étretat, November 1885
In the autumn of 1885 Monet was at Étretat, on the Normandy coast. The rain kept him indoors, so he painted from the window of his room at the Hôtel Blanquet.
The caloges
On 24 November he wrote to Alice Hoschedé: in the afternoon I worked in my room on my caloges, in the rain. Caloges were old fishing boats, too worn to sail, roofed with tarred planks and used as sheds on the beach.
Half of a pair
That same afternoon he started a second picture through the window, of the boats going out to sea. The two belong together, with the same colours and the same view. This one came to the Art Institute of Chicago in 1947.
Read the story
The boats in this painting will never go to sea again. They've been turned into sheds.
It's November 1885, at Étretat, a fishing town on the Normandy coast. Claude Monet has come to paint the cliffs and the sea.
But it rains and rains, and he's stuck in his room at the Hôtel Blanquet.
So he paints what he can see from his window.
Down on the beach are the caloges. They're old fishing boats, too worn out to sail, roofed over with tarred planks and used as sheds.
Next to them, the bright painted hulls of the working boats show how big the caloges really are.
He writes to Alice Hoschedé that afternoon. In the afternoon I worked in my room on my caloges, in the rain, he says.
Then, still at the window, he starts a second picture, of the boats going out to sea. The two paintings belong together, a pair from one wet afternoon.
Today this one belongs to the Art Institute of Chicago.
Look down at the old boats in the rain, and remember they once sailed.
Boats on the Beach at Étretat. Claude Monet, 1885.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
