Fishing nets at Pourville

Monet painted this work in 1882, when the movement was at its height. The image looks like a vast wedding dress rising up out of the sea. It shows a fragile structure of slender stakes holding up a fishing net above the pounding surf. It is not surprising that Monet was attracted to the sight. The irregular form of the nets stands out against the open sea but is also absorbed into the landscape through its transparency.