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PISSARRO, Camille: Boulevard Montmartre on a Winter Morning

🖼 Boulevard Montmartre on a Winter Morning, 1897
Oil on canvas
65 × 81 cm
New York, United States

Soft winter light bathes a bustling Parisian boulevard in pale tones, with tiny figures and carriages scattered across wet pavement rendered in Pissarro's characteristic pointillist technique. This urban scene exemplifies Impressionism's shift toward modern city life, capturing fleeting atmospheric effects and the rhythm of metropolitan activity.

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