Accession Number
2012/2.213

Title
Boulevard Montmartre

Artist(s)
Camille Pissarro

Object Creation Date
circa 1899

Medium & Support
lithograph on rose chine appliqué, laid down on wove paper

Dimensions
5 5/8 in x 4 3/8 in (14.29 cm x 11.11 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink

Label copy
Camille Pissarro
France, 1830–1903
Boulevard Montmartre
ca. 1899
Lithograph on rose chine appliqué, laid down on wove paper
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink, 2012/2.213

Subject matter
Paris street scene: Boulevard Montmartre.

Physical Description
This lithograph is printed in black ink on a rose-colored chine collé paper. It depicts a wide Parisian boulevard as though seen from above at a distance. Large trees and buildings line either side of the street. Vehicles and pedestrians, many of whom appear to hold umbrellas, people the scene.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
cityscape

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
pedestrians
streets