Boulevard des Capucines (detail)

Creator

Unknown

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Publisher

Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation

Abstract

The Boulevard des Capucines is now a landmark in the history of Impressionism. It was painted during the winter of 1873-74 in the third-floor studio of the famous photographer Gaspard Nadar, located at the corner of the Boulevard des Capucines and the Rue Danou. It figured as no. 97 in the first exhibition of the Impressionist artists, held on the vacated premises of the same studio, which opened on April 15, 1874. The public was mostly shocked and some art critics were scandalized by what they saw. Louis Leroy, writing for the journal Charivari, sneered at the "black tongue-lickings" in the lower part of the painting, saying what a joke it was that these crude scratches could be thought to represent people.

Keywords

Kansas City, Missouri, Paris, France- the third-floor studio of the famous photographer Gaspard Nadar, located at the corner of the Boulevard des Capucines and the Rue Danou, Style: French Impressionist, School: Impressionist, Movement: Impresssionism, French, Painting; Boulevard des Capucines; Rue Danou;, Painting

Alt Text

A painting depicting a crowded street scene with numerous people walking and holding umbrellas. The background features buildings and trees, rendered in an impressionistic style.

Geographic Location

Kansas City, Missouri; Paris (France)- the third-floor studio of the famous photographer Gaspard Nadar, located at the corner of the Boulevard des Capucines and the Rue Danou

Rights

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Media Type

Paintings; Pictures

Identifier

A01-PFF0196

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Boulevard des Capucines (detail)" (2022). Art and Art History Collection (Saskia). 3124.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/saskia/3124