When this early seascape debuted at the 1879 Impressionist exhibition, a critic remarked that it was 'directly influenced by Manet.' The handling of paint and the composition, especially the high horizon line, echo Manet's depictions of American warships, The 'Kearsarge' at Boulogne (1999.442) and The Battle of the 'Kearsarge' and the 'Alabama', which Monet may have seen on exhibition in Paris in 1865 and 1867.
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