1899
oil
canvas
From the collection of National Gallery of Victoria
Dominant colour
Boulevard Montmartre, morning, cloudy weather is a 1899 oil by Camille Pissarro, held at National Gallery of Victoria.
This painting shows a busy street in Paris, with people walking and horse-drawn carriages moving along the boulevard. The scene is set on a cloudy day, with the sky a pale gray. The street is lined with tall buildings, and bare trees stand along the sidewalk. The artist has used short, broken brushstrokes and muted colors to create a sense of movement and atmosphere. The overall effect is one of quiet activity, with people going about their daily business. If you're interested in learning more about the artist who painted this scene, you might want to look up Camille Pissarro.
Jacob Abraham Camille Pissarro ( piss-AR-oh; French: ; 10 July 1830 – 13 November 1903) was a Danish-French Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist painter born on the island of Saint Thomas (now in the US Virgin Islands, but then in the Danish West Indies).
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