Monet's striking cliff by the sea beckons 'celestial sleuths'
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 08:20
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Famed French Impressionist Claude Monet created a striking scene of the Normandy coast in his 1883 painting, Étretat: Sunset. Now, a team of Texas State University researchers, led by astronomer and physics professor Donald Olson, has applied its distinctive brand of forensic astronomy to Monet's masterpiece, uncovering previously unknown details about the painting's origins.