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PISSARRO, Camille: Boulevard Montmartre on a Cloudy Morning

🖼 Boulevard Montmartre on a Cloudy Morning, 1897
Oil on canvas
73 × 92 cm
Melbourne, Australia

Soft morning light dissolves architectural forms into impressionistic brushstrokes, with figures and carriages animated across the bustling boulevard. Pissarro captures ephemeral urban atmosphere and fleeting light effects, defining Impressionism's core pursuit of perception over precise representation.

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