The Break-up of the Ice (La Débâcle or Les Glaçons) / Claude Monet

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Accession Number
1976/2.134
Title
The Break-up of the Ice (La Débâcle or Les Glaçons)
Artist
Claude Monet
Artist Nationality
French
Artist Life Dates
1840-1926
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Object Creation Date
1880
Object Creation Place
Europe (continent)
France (nation)
Vétheuil and Paris
Creation Place 1
Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2
France (nation)
Creation Place 4
Vétheuil and Paris
Style/Group/Movement
Impressionist
Dimensions
60.3 cm x 99.9 cm (23 3/4 in. x 39 5/16 in.)
Century
19th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Primary Object Type
landscape
Physical Description
A sweeping winter river scene opens up from the foreground and sweeps away towards the left. Ice floes dot the river surface and snowy hills frame trees that stand along the riverbank in the middle distance. The palette of this painting is restricted to mauves, blues, greens, and whites.
Primary Keywords
hills
landscapes
riverbanks
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Record
1976/2.134
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"The Break-up of the Ice (La Débâcle or Les Glaçons); Claude Monet." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1976-sl-2.134/1976_2.134.stdrez.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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