The Cliff, Etretat, Sunset (1883). Artist: Claude Monet (1840-1926). The Cliff, Etretat, Sunset is a vintage impressionist fine art maritime painting featuring a rocky outcrop near the shore at Etretat, France. The sun is low in the sky over the ocean at twilight.About the artist:Claude Monet was a founder of the French impressionist painting movement with most of his paintings being “en plein air” (in the open air) style impressionism landscapes.