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View of Harfleur

View of Harfleur, 1852

Johan Barthold Jongkind
Dutch, 1819-1891
Oil on canvas
17 x 23-1/2 in. (43.2 x 59.7 cm)
The Norton Simon Foundation
F.1969.08.2.P
© The Norton Simon Foundation

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Jongkind grew up in provincial Holland and went to art school in The Hague before traveling to France in 1846. Along with Boudin, he exerted a strong influence on the young Monet, who wrote, "It was Jongkind who was my real teacher. I owe the crucial training of my eye to him."

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