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Pissarro was especially fascinated by the different types of artificial light, which are reflected on the wet pavements. The cool white of the newly installed electric street lamps along the centre of picture contrasts with the warm yellow gaslight of the shop windows and the oil-burning lamps of the cabs that line the street. The brushstrokes have an almost abstract gestural quality, as Pissarro applied the paint as a patchwork of dashes and daubs to suggest the passing crowds and traffic, and the city’s shimmering lights.
Title
The Boulevard Montmartre at Night
Date
1897
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 53.3 x W 64.8 cm
Accession number
NG4119
Acquisition method
Bought, 1925
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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