Renoir's paintings
An artist's bay.
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Moulin Huet is a small bay on the south coast of Guernsey, in the parish of St Martin, about 3.4 km in a straight line south of the capital, St Peter Port. High cliffs covered in greenery and wild plants ring it, with granite rocks scattered through its water. The bay became famous in the art world when the French painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir visited Guernsey in 1883 and painted it and the surrounding hills in several canvases, now in major museums including the National Gallery in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The south-coast cliff path runs above the bay with views over blue water, rocks and small islets, and a shady path leads down to it through a green valley. At low tide a small sandy beach appears between the rocks, Saints Bay lies close by, and sea stacks stand out on the horizon from the cliffs. The visit is free. The path down to the bay is steep, so wear suitable shoes; low tide is the best time to go down to the beach, and the cliff path leads on to neighbouring bays.
An artist's bay.
Sea views.
At low tide.
St Martin, Guernsey
Renoir painted it in several canvases in 1883.
At low tide.