“Painted in Gerberoy in 1913…The present work, with its understated mystery and gentle poetry, exhibits key elements of the most celebrated works from his mature oeuvre…Le Sidaner’s art was inextricably linked with his house and gardens here. Like Monet, who found limitless inspiration from his carefully constructed garden at Giverny, Le Sidaner devoted ceaseless attention to the grounds surrounding his home, a lovingly restored monastery. “Parallels to the Impressionism of Claude Monet can actually be found not only in Le Sidaner’s style of painting, but also in his choice of motifs such as close-up views of peaceful garden corners, façades of buildings and reflections in still waters. Moreover, his repeated depictions of the same motif at different times of day or year…engendered ever-new variations of form and light. As a result, Le Sidaner’s façades of Chartres, Beauvais, Bruges and Venice can be readily compared with Monet’s play of light on the stone fronts of Rouen cathedral” (Henri Le Sidaner: A magical Impressionist, Munich, 2009, p. 34).

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