In addition to this explanation for the title of the work, art historian Paul Smith claims that Monet might have named the painting Impression to excuse his painting from accusations of being unfinished or lacking descriptive detail, but Monet received these criticisms regardless of the title.
Udover denne forklaring på værkets titel, hævder kunsthistorikeren Paul Smith, at Monet kunne have navngivet maleriet Indtryk, for at imødegå beskyldninger om at hans maleri var ufærdigt, eller manglede beskrivende detaljer, men Monet modtog dog denne kritik alligevel.