The Boulevard Montmartre on a Winter Morning
The Met
Artist: Camille Pissarro(French, Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas 1830–1903 Paris)
Date: 1897
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 25 1/2 x 32 in. (64.8 x 81.3 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Katrin S. Vietor, in loving memory of Ernest G. Vietor, 1960
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Wide city street with horse-drawn carriages, pedestrians, bare trees, and buildings under a cloudy sky
Detailed Description
A wide city street is depicted from a slightly elevated perspective, showing numerous figures and vehicles. The street, in muted grays and browns, stretches from the foreground into the distance, appearing wet or reflective. Tall, multi-story buildings with numerous windows line both sides of the street, their facades in shades of light gray, beige, and muted brown. Along the rooftops, reddish-brown chimneys and rooflines are visible against a light, overcast sky that transitions from grayish-white at the top to a pale blue-gray. Bare, dark-branched trees form an avenue along the sidewalks, their intricate branches silhouetted against the lighter background. Numerous horse-drawn carriages, typically dark with lighter accents, move in both directions on the street. Small, dark figures of pedestrians walk along the sidewalks and cross the street. Several ornate streetlights with dark poles and light-colored globes are spaced along the right side of the street, and a dark, cylindrical kiosk stands on the right sidewalk. The overall color palette is subdued, dominated by grays, browns, and muted blues.
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