How Did Andre Derain Use Extreme Color In The Houses Of Parliament From Westminster Bridge

Andre Derain's The Houses of Parliament from Westminster Bridge, 1906 is a direct contrast from the original series painted by Monet. While Monet tended to use soft colors that would represent things that would be seen outside such as a purple sun during sunset or a bright orange, yellow, and red spot where the sun would be, Derain broke against the natural mold and used extreme color when extreme color was not always meant to be. In this painting specifically, we can see a green sky, a bright tall, red, building, and a small, yellow building next to it. There is nothing naturalistic about this painting. In this painting, there is no obvious connection to temperature behind these colors. Red is almost always associated with being hot,