Monet, Beach at Sainte-Adresse
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the beach at San Address 18 67. Monet painted the beach at Santa Dress in the summer of 18 67 in a fishing village on the Normandy coast near where he grew up. By then, the areas physical and social landscape had drastically changed. From seaside town to tourist resort. Two tourists sitting on the shore looking out to sea are framed by fishermen and vessels with dark sales. But the scene was not always focused on the working life of the town. X ray imaging shows that Monet originally included a cluster of yachts in the distance, identifiable by the form and scale of their white sails. Infrared images reveal additional boats in this area, including some smaller watercraft, as well as three figures on the shoreline. At right. All three faced the water, their attire top hats, fraught coats in a long dress identify them as a group of city dwellers On vacation. Forms visible in the transmitted IR image indicate two additional figures, possibly sitting on the beach to the left of this standing group. While these tourists were prominent in the original composition, Monet added, the three fishermen at left Onley in the final stages of painting, He added the boats and fishing gear on top of the beach at the same time, the Chris brush marks that continue underneath. The figures show earlier paint layers that were already dry. By painting out the tourists and yachts, Mona shifted focus to the fishing boats and fishermen, the aspect of life in sent address that he knew best. Already dry. By painting out the tourists and yachts, Mona shifted focus to the fishing boats and fishermen, the aspect of life in ST address that he knew best.