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The Boulevard Montmartre at Night

The Boulevard Montmartre at Night






Date : 1897

Sizes : 65 cm x 53 cm
Material : Oil on canvas
Acquisition : Bought by the Trustees of the Courtauld Fund (1950)
National Gallery
Seurat and Pissarro
Main Building
First Floor - Section 44
Item 7 on 18
French Painting
Painting

Area related
Paris (France)
Site related :
Boulevard Montmartre


Description   

This picture is Pissarro's only night scene. It is one of a series of views that he painted of the Paris boulevard, showing it at various times of the day and in different weather conditions. Here, the reflections of street lights and shop fronts evoke the atmosphere of a wet winter's evening.
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