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Mar 19, 2022 · ‘Crossing the Street’ was created in 1875 by Giovanni Boldini in Impressionism style. Find more prominent pieces of genre painting at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
1873–75. Boldini’s view of a busy street captures the rapid pace of city life in Paris. As figures hurry along in different directions, an elegantly dressed—and unaccompanied—woman crosses the cobbled street, attracting the attention of a man in a carriage.
- oil on panel
- 1955.650
Jul 27, 2017 · Crossing the Street (1875). Oil on canvas, 46 × 37.5 cm. Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts. French. le poete aimer peindre des animaux. Summary[edit] Licensing[edit] This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
Giovanni Boldini - Crossing the Street. 1875, 46 x 37.5 cm, Oil on panel, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts.
This first retrospective is an opportunity for visitors to discover or to renew acquaintance with Giovanni Boldini, a virtuoso painter and figure on the social, artistic and literary scene of Belle Époque Paris.
The Dispatch-Bearer. Boldini made his debut at the Salon of 1879 with this vignette of contemporary urban life. The partially visible inscription of "garde républicaine" on the soldier’s bag indicates that he is delivering correspondence on behalf of the Parisian municipal guard.
He became the most fashionable portrait painter in Paris in the late 19th century, with a dashing style of painting which shows some Macchiaioli influence and a brio reminiscent of the work of younger artists, such as John Singer Sargent and Paul Helleu.
