# Rotterdam, Scène de Port

By [Maximilien Luce](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/maximilien-luce.md>), 1907.

Steamships, smaller boats, and plumes of smoke animate Rotterdam's harbor in turquoise, violet, blue, and sea-green. Luce turns industrial activity into a radiant image of modern life. Offered at US$138,500 on August 24, 2026.

## Details

- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 52.7 × 62.9 cm (20 3/4 × 24 3/4 in.)
- Gallery: [M.S. Rau](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-dd3bbdc214cb20e5.md>)

[View at Artsy](<https://www.artsy.net/artwork/maximilien-luce-rotterdam-scene-de-port>)

- Categories: Painting
- Styles: [Post-Impressionism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/post-impressionism.md>), [Pointillism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/pointillism.md>)

## Image

![Steamships and small boats cross a luminous green-blue Rotterdam harbor beneath drifting smoke.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-4a7aff3bc7807218-f017ba68024c03b0/full.jpg?v=23342433f4a32917fb8ced9ab1bb3f483829c995f2679f1459355b813714c0d9>)

## Sources & credits

- Winsor Birch
- Offered by M.S. Rau via Artsy; catalogue raisonné, vol. II, no. 1486
- [Image source](<https://winsorbirch.com/artworks/3303-maximilien-luce-rotterdam-scene-de-port-1907/>)
- Artwork listing metadata and images via Artsy; works represented by GF | Gallery Fedoroff.

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