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Camille Pissarro / Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather

Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather

1896 · Oil on canvas

LocationToronto, Canada
Genrecityscape
Dimensions73.6 × 91.4 cm

Why it matters

The iron Pont Boieldieu and Rouen's industrial quays in the rain, painted from Pissarro's hotel room overlooking the Seine.

Did you know?

  • It was painted in 1896.
  • Pissarro stayed at the Hôtel de Paris in Rouen from January to April 1896.
  • The bridge had been completed in 1885.

Based on the Wikipedia article Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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