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Les boulevards extérieurs. Effet de neige
Les boulevards extérieurs. Effet de neige is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Camille Pissarro. It dates from 1890 and is held in the collection of the Musée Marmottan Monet. Les boulevards extérieurs.
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Overview
Les boulevards extérieurs. Effet de neige is a 1890 oil painting by Camille Pissarro, a Danish-French artist associated with Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism. The work is part of the Musée Marmottan Monet collection.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a snow-covered urban street scene, with pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, and bare trees. The scene captures a fleeting moment, reflecting Pissarro's interest in atmospheric effects.
Technique & Style
The painting features thick brushstrokes and textured surfaces, creating a rough, three-dimensional effect. Pissarro employed various techniques to convey the play of light on snow and buildings, using a palette dominated by blues, greens, and browns, with accents of red and yellow.
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Artist & collection
- The Place du Havre, Paris
The Road to Saint Germain, near Marly
First Snow at Veneux-Nadon
The Boulevard Montmartre on a Winter Morning
Udsigt fra vinduet i Café Osborne op ad Frederiksberg Allé
Boulevard Saint-Denis, Argenteuil, in Winter
Udsigt fra vinduet i Café Osborne op ad Frederiksberg Allé
Boulevard Montmartre, morning, cloudy weather
Cityscape in The Hague (?) (?)
The Road to Versailles, Louveciennes, Snow
Terasa Oteteleșanu în dărâmare
The Place du Havre, Paris