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Ships Riding on the Seine at Rouen by Claude Monet

Claude Monet, 1872

$130.00

Item no. PD148-00

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Two tall ships at anchor on a bright, breezy day: Claude Monet’s Ships Riding on the Seine at Rouen, on canvas, framed or on fine art paper.

Format

Stretched canvasfrom $130 Framed canvasfrom $160 Framed printfrom $160 Fine art printfrom $100

Size

Which size fits your wall

Every size keeps the painting's own proportions. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.

20 × 16 in 51 × 41 cm

Three-seat sofa, 84 in wide × 34 in tall (213 × 86 cm)

Size	Metric	Where it works
20 × 16 in	51 × 41 cm	Plays well with others: the middle of a gallery wall, a pair side by side, or a hallway on its own.
30 × 24 in	76 × 61 cm	Holds a wall on its own above a dresser, console or sideboard. Above a bed or a sofa, hang two side by side.
40 × 32 in	102 × 81 cm	A statement piece. Big enough to anchor a living room or dining room wall alone, or to hang above a queen bed or a fireplace.

Rule of thumb: choose art about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it.

20 × 16 in51 × 41 cm 30 × 24 in76 × 61 cm 40 × 32 in102 × 81 cm

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This is Monet the young painter of boats and sky, and in a dull copy the sky loses its blue and the water goes flat. Our Monet Seine at Rouen print was graded beside the original, so the clouds stay white, the river sparkles and the dark hulls keep their weight. His signature sits in the lower left, as he painted it.

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, 40x32 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.

On your wall

Its near-square shape suits a study, a hallway or a bedroom wall, and the sea-blue palette is at home by the coast or in any room with navy, white and natural wood. A black or dark wood frame gives the ships their weight.

About the painting

Ships Riding on the Seine at Rouen by Claude Monet

A port on the river

Rouen is an old city on the river Seine in northern France, and in Monet’s time big sailing ships came up the river to its docks. In 1872 he painted two of them riding at anchor, with the town and its spires on the far bank and white clouds racing across the sky.

Light on moving water

Monet loved water because it never stays still. Here the river is made of quick dabs of blue, white and brown, and the reflections of the masts break into wavy lines. It is the kind of everyday scene, painted fast and in the open air, that made the Impressionists famous.

Where it lives

The painting belongs to the National Gallery of Art in Washington. It is small, about 38 by 46 centimetres, which makes our larger sizes a chance to see its brushwork bigger than life.

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Claude Monet painted these two ships while visiting his big brother, a man who sold colours for a living.

It's 1872, in Rouen, an old city on the river Seine.

Claude is thirty-one, and his brother Léon is four years older.

Léon works for a company making something new: bright dyes made by chemistry, for colouring cloth.

That year Léon hangs one of Claude's paintings in the city's art show, with his own name in the catalogue.

And Claude paints the city, eleven pictures on a single visit.

Down at the river, two tall sailing ships ride at anchor, one near the bank and one a little farther out.

Beyond them lies a far shore of trees and roofs, with clouds hurrying across the sky.

The water is made of quick dabs of blue, white and brown, and the masts break into wavy lines beneath them.

It's a small painting. You could almost hold it in your two hands.

Later it belongs to a rich collector in Paris, until his collection is sold in 1878.

Then it passes from hand to hand, through Paris, London and New York, until in 1970 it's given to a museum in Washington, for everyone.

No letters between the two brothers survive. All we have are the pictures.

The ships are still waiting for the tide. Stand on the quay beside them.

Ships Riding on the Seine at Rouen. Claude Monet, 1872.

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.