1897
oil
canvas
From the collection of Clark Art Institute
Dominant colour
Rouen Cathedral, the Façade in Sunlight is a 1897 oil by Claude Monet, a Impressionism work, depicting Rouen Cathedral, held at Clark Art Institute.
This painting shows the front of a cathedral in sunlight. The cathedral is mostly brown and gray, with some blue and yellow. The front of the cathedral has tall, pointed arches and a big round window. The painting is very textured, with thick brushstrokes. The colors are blended together to create a soft, hazy effect. The artist used a lot of light colors to make the cathedral look bright and sunny. If you want to learn more about this style of painting, look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
Oscar-Claude Monet was born in Paris on November 14, 1840, and raised from the age of five in Le Havre, where he began selling charcoal caricatures as a teenager.
See the richer artist page
