Between 1899 and 1901, Monet painted nearly 100 views of London, mesmerised not by its architecture or people, but by its atmosphere – more precisely, by its pollution. His canvases depict the city ...

Of its genesis, he said: “I have always wanted to direct a horror/suspense play, set in a foggy Victorian London. I looked at many, many scripts of the monster classics and felt they did not provide ...