Cathedral, Rouen, France

circa 1920
Horter, Earl

Object Details

TITLE:
Cathedral, Rouen, France
DATE:
circa 1920
MEDIUM:
Charcoal on paper
DIMENSIONS:
22 ½" x 16 ½"
CREDIT LINE:
Museum purchase, 2003

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Description

Horter’s drawing of Rouen Cathedral is a nod to Monet who created a number of paintings of the Church. In his more modernist, Cubist-inspired version, atmosphere is created by overlapping angular geometries, hard edges, and charcoal shadings. There is a subtle tension between order and disorder, with strong diagonals and occasional curves challenging the predominance of vertical lines.

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