A couple in the foreground
A couple dominate the foreground.
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Paris Street; Rainy Day
Gustave Caillebotte · 1877
painting · Impressionism
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Caillebotte's Paris Street; Rainy Day is a large painting of a busy intersection in Paris. A couple dominate the foreground. His technique here departs from the typical Impressionist style.
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Start with the couple in the foreground, then let your eye travel back to the intersection beyond them. Compare the way the scene is painted with the typical Impressionist style, which this picture departs from.
In its time
1877
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Where it hangs
Art Institute of Chicago
In context
A busy Paris intersection
The painting shows a busy intersection in Paris. It is a large painting.
Not quite Impressionist
Caillebotte's technique here departs from the typical Impressionist style.
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