Boulevard Montmartre, Mardi Gras
Camille Pissarro · 1897
Why it's great
A busy Paris boulevard filled with crowds celebrates Mardi Gras, a festival before Lent, under bright flags and hazy light. Pissarro painted it from a hotel window above the street. The people look like tiny dabs of color, bustling along. It's an exciting snapshot of Paris in 1897.
Where to see it
📍 Hammer MuseumLos Angeles, United States
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Camille Pissarro was born on the island of St. Thomas in the Caribbean and moved to France as a teen. He was the oldest of the Impressionists and a father figure and teacher to many younger painters, including Cézanne. He painted farms, villages and city streets in France. He died in Paris in 1903. Pissarro came from a Sephardic Jewish family, and his background shaped his lifelong sympathy for ordinary working people.
