Boulevard des Capucines
Claude Monet · 1873
Why it's great
A busy Paris boulevard is seen from above, with crowds and carriages that are painted as tiny dabs. Monet painted this from the studio of the photographer Nadar. A critic mocked it as 'black licks of tongue'. It's an important and vibrant Impressionist picture.
Where to see it
📍 The Nelson-Atkins Museum of ArtKansas City, United States
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Claude Monet was born in Paris but grew up on the coast of Normandy, where he learned to paint outdoors. He was a leader of Impressionism, and he lived in places like Argenteuil and, for his last 43 years, Giverny, where he built a famous garden with a pond of water lilies. He painted the same scenes again and again at different times of day to capture changing light. He kept painting until he was 86, even as his eyesight faded.
