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  THE BEACH OF SAINTE-ADRESSE                           caption:  http://www.artehistoria.com/v2/obras/11639.htm Clouds and painted landscape title :THE BEACH OF SAINTE-ADRESSE artist : CLAUDE MONET clouds :The sky, completely covered with blue-white clouds, occupies more than half of the visual field represented CLAUDE MONET  AND HOW IT WORKS: Monet moved to Sainte-Adresse in the autumn of 1866 because, because of the debts contracted, he was forced to leave Ville d'Avray. This work is an example of the technique that the painter uses in these years. The line that defines the boundary between the beach and the sea is slightly foreshortened. The sky, completely covered in white-blue clouds, occupies more than half of the visual field represented. In general, the navy is resolved with a precision in the representation of details that soon after will be abandoned forever by Mon...