Above is Paul Signac's Vue de Porte de Marseille from 1905. In the background is the Basilica de Notre Dame del la Garde. The depiction is very similar to William Friedkin's opening shot of The French Connection, which begins by zooming out from a view of the basilica into a port scene. The MOMA acquired this painting in 1955. Was it on view between then and 1970? Could Friedkin have seen it?