# Ouessant, Calm Seas

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MORET, Henry](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/moret-henry-r607c739561ce21>)
- Date: 1851-1900
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 93 x 74 cm

## Commentary

In 1896, Moret moved to the fishing village of Doelen, twelve miles from Pont Aven, and settled in an old guardhouse on a cliff with incomparable ocean views. Just around this time, his art - a combination of Impressionist handling of the paint and the subjective treatment of colour - reached its maturity. Moret&#39;s masterful combination of both Synthetism and Impressionist theory marks his oeuvre as a unique bridge uniting two disparate artistic trends of the Pont Aven movement.

## Related artworks

- [La Côte Bretonne](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/moret-henry-r607c739561ce21/la-cte-bretonne-r2088c8df9017d7>)
- [The Customs Officers](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/moret-henry-r607c739561ce21/the-customs-officers-r96a0b9caa33b46>)
- [The Village of Paulgoazec](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/moret-henry-r607c739561ce21/the-village-of-paulgoazec-r01b53306158113>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)