Rocks at Port-Goulphar, Belle-Île
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)1886
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About this work
Belle-Île, a small island off the southern shore of Brittany, was known for its dramatic cliffs, rock formations, and grottoes. As he often did, Claude Monet misjudged the time he would need to explore and capture the beauty of the place, which he variously called “lugubrious,” “terrifying,” and “very beautiful.” He came for two weeks and stayed for more than two months. This canvas is one of a group depicting the frieze of rock formations known as Port-Goulphar.
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 66 × 81.8 cm (26 × 32 3/16 in.)
Museum record · 1 owner · 7 exhibitions
Provenance
- The artist (d. 1926); sold to Durand-Ruel, Paris, Dec. 21, 1892, for 4,500 francs; sold to Durand-Ruel, New York, Dec. 19, 1895 or Jan. 4, 1896; sold to Mrs. Harriet Borland (née Blair, d. 1933), Chicago, Mar. 6, 1897, for $2,000; by to her son Chauncey Blair Borland, Chicago, 1933; given by Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland, Chicago, to the Art Institute of Chicago, beginning in 1964.
Exhibitions
- Musée de Ghent, 36e exposition des beaux-arts, Sept. 1–Oct. 28, 1895, no cat. no. Boston, Copley Society, Loan Collection of Paintings by Claude Monet and Eleven Sculptures by Auguste Rodin, Mar. 1905, as Belle-Isle.
- Lent by Mrs. John Jay Borland.
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Collectors: An Exhibition Sponsored by the Men’s Council of the Art Institute, Sept. 20–Oct. 27, 1963, no cat. no..
- Art Institute of Chicago, Masterpieces from Private Collections in Chicago, July 12–Aug. 31, 1969, no cat. no. Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings by Monet, Mar. 15–May 11, 1975.
- Fort Worth, Tex., Kimbell Art Museum, The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago, June 29–Nov. 2, 2008.
- Williamstown, MA, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Monet/Kelly, November 23, 2014–February 14, 2015.
- Art Institute of Chicago, Monet and Chicago, September 5, 2020-June 14, 2021.
