Earl Horter, Cathedral, Rouen, France

Earl Horter: Cathedral, Rouen, France (c. 1920) Charcoal on paper
Title
Cathedral, Rouen, France
Date
c. 1920
Medium
Charcoal on paper
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 2003
Dimensions
22 ½" x 16 ½"

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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