Vue de toits (Effet de neige)
| Vue de toits (Effet de neige) | |
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| English: View of rooftops (Snow) | |
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| Artist | Gustave Caillebotte |
| Year | 1878/1879 |
| Type | Oil on canvas |
| Location | Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
Vue de toits (Effet de neige) (English title: View of rooftops (Snow)) is an oil painting by French impressionist Gustave Caillebotte executed in the winter of 1878 and 1879.[1] The canvas measures 81 by 65 centimetres (32 in × 26 in) and is currently displayed at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.
Caillebotte created many paintings showing urban Paris from unexpected perspectives, such as a streetscape seen from indoors in Jeune homme à la fenêtre (1875), or the exaggerated perspective of Rue de Paris, temps de pluie (1877). Vue de toits depicts snow covered rooftops in Montmarte, Paris from a high vantage point, possibly a balcony. Here Caillebotte employs a largely monochromatic palette of grays, adding additional color to highlight building features.[2]
References
- ^ Varnedoe, Kirk (2000). Gustave Caillebotte. Yale University Press. p. 116. ISBN 9780300082791.
- ^ "Gustave Caillebotte: Rooftops in the Snow (snow effect)". musee-orsay.fr. Retrieved 22 December 2011.