Monet spends March and April painting the façade of Rouen Cathedral from the window of a lingerie shop opposite the cathedral, however customers complain that his presence is discomforting and a screen is erected, which limits his capacity to view his canvas from more than a metre away.
Claude Monet
Rouen Cathedral, at the end of the day, sunlight effect 1892
Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris
Gift of Michel Monet, 1966 (inv. 5174)
© Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris,
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