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Artwork description
Claude Monet · The Parisian crowd seen from the balcony of Nadar · Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
From a high balcony, Boulevard des Capucines tilts almost vertically towards a crowd of walkers and cars. The bare trees form a dark diagonal in the middle of the light roadway; on the right, two men in the top hat look out over the city from the nearby balustrade. Monet painted this vertical version in 1873 -1874 and gave modern life the fleeting appearance of a vision captured in full motion.
Look at the work
The facades cut by the left edge extend the height of the viewpoint. The row of leafless trees then descends towards the center, accompanied by cabs covered in white. At the bottom of the canvas, the figures and cars appear larger, but their shapes remain open and fast.
Two spectators in black hats stand against the right edge and signal the presence of the balcony. Further on, the Place de l'Opéra dissolves in a pale blue light. A few touches of orange and red - advertising column, wheels, clothes - cross the cold dominant of the boulevard.
The height does not transform Parisians into a still setting: the fragmented touch makes the crowd a living material that advances, crosses and disappears.
Composition, touch and light
Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.
The vertical format and the dive accentuate the inclination of the street towards the plane of the painting. The Nelson-Atkins underlines this flattening effect, reinforced by the row of trees which cuts the composition diagonally.
The silhouettes are not drawn individually. Blacks, blues, grays and some reds are placed in short lines which become readable from a distance like a crowd, cabs and moving walkers.
Monet painted a vertical version from 35 Boulevard des Capucines today in Kansas City and a horizontal version kept at the Pushkin Museum. Nelson-Atkins' research indicates that the horizontal canvas was probably the one shown during the Impressionist exhibition of 1874.
Reference image
The visual corresponds to the vertical version of Boulevard des Capucines kept at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art under inventory F72-35 and cataloged Wildenstein 293. The high definition image was converted into a real WebP of 2,224 × 3,000 px.
Their blue-gray trunks and thin branches cross the sky, then accompany the traffic. Their irregular rhythm must remain visible without becoming a network of overly precise lines.
The silhouettes are larger and more spaced in the foreground, then narrow towards the distance. This variation is enough to produce depth despite the general compression of perspective.
The roadway, frost-covered cars and the sky mix blue, gray, pink and cream. These different temperatures give light to the picture without resorting to large, uniform white areas.
Documented benchmarks
Painted in 1873 -1874, this oil on canvas measures 80.3 × 60.3 cm. It is kept at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art under inventory F72-35 and listed as Wildenstein 293.
Monet works from the floors of the building associated with photographer Nadar and looks northeast, towards Place de l'Opéra. The two men in the foreground occupy a neighboring balcony.
The museum study connects the white surfaces visible on the cabs and the ground to snow or frost. This winter condition accentuates the contrast between the light street, the trees and the dark silhouettes.
The museum acquired the painting from the Kenneth A. and Helen F. Spencer Foundation Acquisition Fund. It bears the inventory F72-35 and the Claude Monet signature at the bottom right.
Your reproduction
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
| Title | Boulevard des Capucines W293 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1873 - 1874 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 80.3 × 60.3 cm |
| Orientation | Vertical |
| Conservation | Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Inventory | F72-35 · Wildenstein 293 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
This Parisian view is suitable for a living room, entrance or office. A matte black, bluish gray or aged silver frame underlines its modernity; a warm white, mist blue or light beige wall reveals the touches of the crowd.
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