Claude Monet - Rouen Cathedral, The Portal at Midday 1893

Rouen Cathedral, The Portal at Midday 1893
Rouen Cathedral, The Portal at Midday
1893 106x73cm oil/canvas
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute at Williamstown

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From Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute at Williamstown:
“What a task this cathedral is!” wrote Monet from Rouen, in a letter to his wife in Giverny. He painted nearly thirty views of the cathedral’s façade, moving from one canvas to the next to capture different moments throughout the day. After returning home, he continued to work on this series for two more years. The encrusted brushstrokes on this canvas evoke the blinding radiance of sunlight glinting off pale stone. When the painting is viewed from a distance, the cathedral’s arched doorways, rose window, and towers become clearly visible.
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