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PISSARRO, Camille: Rue Saint-Honoré, Effect of Rain

🖼 Rue Saint-Honoré, Effect of Rain, 1897
Oil on canvas
81 × 65 cm
Madrid, Spain

Wet pavement reflects muted light as pedestrians navigate rain-soaked Parisian streets in loose brushstrokes. Pissarro captures fleeting atmospheric conditions and urban modernity, defining Impressionist practice through series paintings exploring light's constant transformation.

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E. H. Gombrich
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