Monet on the Normandy Coast The Discovery of Étretat

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Monet on the Normandy Coast The Discovery of Étretat

Published on March 25, 2026

The coastal town of Étretat has become a myth—and continues to fascinate to this day. Its cliffs, located in Normandy on the Atlantic coast, captivated numerous artists in the 19th century. 

Around 170 exceptional paintings, drawings, photographs, and historical documents on loan from leading French, German and other international museums as well as several private collections will be on display in the exhibition. Among them are no fewer than twenty-four works by Claude Monet. In addition to works by Eugène Delacroix and Gustave Courbet, the exhibition brings together a host of other important figures in modern and contemporary art, including Johann Wilhelm Schirmer and Eugène Le Poittevin, as well as Camille Corot, Eugène Boudin and Elger Esser.

The exhibition runs from March 19 – June 5, 2026 at the Stadel Museum, 63 Schaumainkai, Frankfurt am Main, 60596, Germany.

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