▁Claude ▁Mon et . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁Musée ▁d ' O rs ay ▁( IN V ▁ 2 0 7 2 3 ). ▁A ▁similar ▁work , ▁painted ▁in ▁winter ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁of ▁Al gi ers . ▁ ▁Production ▁It ▁was ▁produced ▁after ▁S is ley ▁settled ▁in ▁Mor et - sur - Lo ing ▁for ▁good . ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁cr iss - cross ed ▁by ▁several ▁water c ourses , ▁not ably ▁the ▁pictures que ▁River ▁Lo ing , ▁the ▁left ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Seine . ▁The ▁Canal ▁du ▁Lo ing ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁border ed ▁by ▁trees ▁as ▁shown . ▁S is ley ▁commented ▁to ▁Ad ol phe ▁Ta vern ier ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁as ▁painting ▁the ▁work ▁" the ▁sky ▁cannot ▁just ▁be ▁a ▁background ▁[...] ▁I ▁focus ▁on ▁this ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁landscape , ▁because ▁I ▁want ▁to ▁make ▁you ▁understand ▁the ▁importance ▁I ▁attach ▁to ▁it ▁[...] ▁I ▁always ▁begin ▁a ▁canvas ▁with ▁the ▁sky ". ▁ ▁Gust ave ▁Ge ff roy ▁described ▁another ▁painting ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁subject ▁by ▁S is ley : ▁" I ▁paint ▁a ▁winter ▁day , ▁fro sty ▁and ▁sun ny . ▁The ▁ground , ▁the ▁sky , ▁the ▁canal , ▁the ▁fine ▁ske leton ▁of ▁the ▁trees , ▁all ▁is ▁m au ve , ▁ph asing ▁towards ▁p ink , ▁the ▁air ▁is ▁g ild ed . ▁Three ▁parallel ▁roads , ▁developed ▁in ▁depth