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Claude Monet, Interior View of the Gare Saint-Lazare, the Auteuil Line, 1877, Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France.
What is the size of Saint-Lazare train station by Monet?
1′ 11″ x 2′ 8″
Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare/Dimensions
When was the Gare Saint-Lazare painted?
1877
The Gare Saint-Lazare: Arrival of a Train/Created
What are the characteristics of Gare Saint-Lazare?
Monet’s achievement is extraordinary, and The Gare Saint-Lazare, the Auteuil Line has rightfully been singled out as among the most impressive paintings of Impressionism. Monet renders the steam with a range of blues, pinks, violets, tans, grays, whites, blacks, and yellows.
How big is Monet’s the Gare Saint-Lazare?
Monet’s painting, The Gare Saint-Lazare, overwhelms the viewer not though its scale (a modest 29 ½ by 41 inches), but through the deep sea of steam and smoke that envelops the canvas.
What type of painting is la Gare Saint-Lazare?
“La Gare Saint-Lazare” by Claude Monet is an Impressionist painting that captures the smoky interior of this Paris railway station. The “Gare Saint-Lazare” Series captured the varied atmospheric conditions and from various points of view.
What is Saint-Lazare station?
The Gare Saint-Lazare (St Lazarus Station) is one of the six large terminus railway stations in Paris. It serves train services toward Normandy and northwest of Paris. Saint-Lazare is the second busiest station in Paris, after the Gare du Nord.
Is the Gare Saint-Lazare the Auteuil line?
Here however, we must pause as The Gare Saint-Lazare, the Auteuil Line is an exception within the full group—it is one of only two paintings of the train station shown on a bright bright, sunny, day. In contrast, the other ten paintings (for example the one at the Harvard Art Museums, above) show dark, hazy views of the Gare Saint-Lazare.
