Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, Sunlight

Claude Monet

1894 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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About this work

Artist: Claude Monet (1840–1926)
Year: 1894
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 100.1 × 65.8 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Movement: Impressionism
Series: Rouen Cathedral series

The west front of Rouen Cathedral seen in full sunlight, its Gothic portal, gable and rose window dissolved into dabs of cream, gold, sky blue and pale pink. Monet painted more than thirty views of the façade in 1892 and 1893, working from rented rooms across the square so he could move from canvas to canvas as the light changed through the day. He finished the group in his Giverny studio in 1894, which is the date on this canvas, and in 1895 showed twenty of them at his Paris dealer's gallery, where Pissarro and Cézanne came to admire them. The series is the clearest statement of his idea that the real subject is not the building but the light on it. This version, with tiny figures at the foot of the door, belongs to the National Gallery of Art in Washington. From a distance the stone looks solid; close up it is pure colour.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; 16×24 and 24×36 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, Sunlight in the public domain?

Yes. Claude Monet (1840–1926) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, Sunlight painted, and in what medium?

Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, Sunlight dates from 1894 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 100.1 × 65.8 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, Sunlight (Claude Monet) — Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, Sunlight · Claude Monet · 1894. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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