After Lemaître
The Great Clock (Le Gros-Horloge) in Rouen is one of Europe’s oldest working clocks - the mechanism of which dates back to 1389. Léon-Jules Lemaître (1850-1905), a local artist, painted the clock and its bustling street three times.
Lemaître, together with Joseph Delattre, Charles Angrand and Charles Frechon, was part of an artistic movement that was named l’école de Rouen. They developed a particular style which became known as Normandy Impressionism – and, not surprisingly, Rouen and the River Seine feature prominently in their work.
More than a century later, here’s my very approximate photographic attempt to match Lemaître’s perspective – but my excuse is that I didn’t have his original to hand at the time! (I’ve done something similar with Monet here.)
After Lemaître
The Great Clock (Le Gros-Horloge) in Rouen is one of Europe’s oldest working clocks - the mechanism of which dates back to 1389. Léon-Jules Lemaître (1850-1905), a local artist, painted the clock and its bustling street three times.
Lemaître, together with Joseph Delattre, Charles Angrand and Charles Frechon, was part of an artistic movement that was named l’école de Rouen. They developed a particular style which became known as Normandy Impressionism – and, not surprisingly, Rouen and the River Seine feature prominently in their work.
More than a century later, here’s my very approximate photographic attempt to match Lemaître’s perspective – but my excuse is that I didn’t have his original to hand at the time! (I’ve done something similar with Monet here.)