La Place de la Concorde
Stanislas LÉPINE
(French, 1835-1892)
La Place de la Concorde
Date1870s
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionsoverall: 15 1/8 x 18 1/4 in.
frame: 22 1/2 x 26 x 2 3/4 in. (57.2 x 66 x 7 cm)
ClassificationPAINTINGS
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of Mr. Daniel Gainey
Object number1986.68.2
Subject(s)
- landscape, city scenes
- winter
- townscapes (built environment)
- architecture
Collection
- 19th century French
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Label TextLépine was a student of Camille Corot and, like the great Barbizon school artist, he specialized in capturing fugitive effects of climate and atmosphere. He is known for his many moonlit port scenes, but he also specialized in picturesque urban views of Paris, such as this one. Like the marine specialist Eugène Boudin (teacher of Claude Monet), Lépine was particularly attracted to the gray light of overcast days. In this painting, the familiar outline of the Obelisk of Luxor becomes indistinct through the muffling haze of a frigid winter’s day. Visible daubs of paint evoke the drifts of snow, sullied by the dirt and grime of city life.
Edouard VUILLARD
ca. 1905
Jules DUPRÉ
