Won at a 1967 auction for £588,000 ($12,354,665, inflation adjusted) by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, this is a masterpiece of French impressionism. It is a bright seaside scene that features classic elements like smooth brush work juxtaposed with impressionist hallmarks like rapid paint strokes and objects represented by solid colours. The depth created by land, sea & sky in a single frame is undercut by how they are stacked over one another instead of receding into the horizon, making the painting seem almost 2-dimensional.