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Claude Monet: Rouen Cathedral
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In his later works Monet allowed his vision of light to dissolve the real structures of his subjects. To do this he chose simple matter, making several series of studies of the same object at different times of day or year: haystacks, morning views of the Seine, the Gare Saint-Lazare (1876–78), poplars (begun 1890), the Thames, the celebrated group of Rouen Cathedral (1892–94), and the last great lyrical series of water lilies (1899, and 1904–25), painted in his own garden at Giverny (one version, a vast triptych c.1920; Mus. of Modern Art, New York City).
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An excellent presentation of Monet's most important device for expressing his ideas about art: the series. Wheatstacks, Houses of Parliament, Rouen Cathedral and more. By painting the same motif in different conditions of light, Monet was able to depict light itself...the objects become a mere background for his representation of light.
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In 1883 Monet moved to Giverny, where he worked on several series of paintings showing a single subject under different lighting conditions. These included poplars, haystacks, Rouen Cathedral, and his own water gardens, which he enlarged by diverting a branch of the Epte River.
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The famous series of Monet devoted to the Cathedral of Rouen under various lights was carried out from the window of the 2nd floor of a shop opposite the cathedral. He made 18 frontal views.
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