The Boulevard de Clichy under Snow (1876)

Norbert Goeneutte: The Boulevard de Clichy under Snow

Goeneutte painted this snowy scene at the age of only twenty-two. At the time he lived very close to the Boulevard de Clichy in Paris, and he was to make a number of paintings and etchings of the buildings and people on this busy thoroughfare. The painting can be seen as a quiet celebration of the metropolitan elegance of Paris, but its title shows that Goeneutte saw the wintry weather as important element in the composition. The artist admired Manet and was a friend of Renoir in this period. In later years, however, his choice of subjects and style were both relatively traditional. [Tate]