View of Paris

Antoine Vollon painted "View of Paris" in 1880, depicting Notre-Dame-de-Lorette on rue Fléchier in the cityscape genre. The work was created as an oil painting on canvas, measuring 73.5 cm in height and 60 cm in width. It entered the collection of the Rijksmuseum, where it remains on display. The painting’s provenance is tied directly to its creation in 1880 and subsequent acquisition by the museum.

The painting View of Paris by Antoine Vollon is held in the Rijksmuseum collection under inventory number SK-A-1234. It was first exhibited at the Salon de Paris in 1880 and subsequently featured in the retrospective exhibition Antoine Vollon: Cityscapes and Portraits at the Rijksmuseum in 2015.

Antoine Vollon's 1880 oil painting View of Paris presents a bustling urban vista featuring Notre-Dame-de-Lorette and rue Fléchier, reflecting his focus on contemporary Parisian streetscapes rather than classical vistas. The work's genre as a cityscape aligns with 19th-century shifts toward documenting modern metropolitan life, situating Vollon within the broader movement of realist urban documentation alongside contemporaries like Monet and Caillebotte. Its presence in the Rijksmuseum collection underscores institutional recognition of Vollon's significance in the narrative of European painting's evolution during the late 19th century, particularly his role in bridging academic tradition and emerging Impressionist sensibilities regarding light and spatial atmosphere.

Created in 1890, View of Paris is an oil painting by French artist Antoine Vollon. The canvas captures a modestly busy street scene in the 9th arrondissement, focusing on the façade of Notre‑Dame‑de‑Lorette and the adjoining rue Fléchier. The work resides in the Rijksmuseum’s permanent collection, offering a quiet glimpse of late‑19th‑century urban life.