1916
oil
paperboard
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Dominant colour
The Tavern "La Belle Gabrielle" is a 1916 oil by Maurice Utrillo, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
This painting shows a street scene with a few buildings and people. The buildings are mostly tan and brown, with some windows and doors. There's a streetlamp on the right side of the street. In the background, you can see more buildings and a gray sky. The painting has a lot of texture, which makes it look like the artist used thick brushstrokes. The colors are mostly muted, but there are some brighter spots here and there. The overall effect is one of quietness and stillness. If you want to learn more about this style of painting, you might want to look up the artist, Maurice Utrillo.
Maurice Utrillo was a French painter of the School of Paris who specialized in cityscapes. From the Montmartre quarter of Paris, France, Utrillo is one of the few famous painters of Montmartre to have been born there.
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