The Boulevard Montmartre at Night

Pissarro painted this grand Paris boulevard again and again from a hotel window; here it glistens at night, lamps smearing gold across the wet street. The hazy glow captures the pulse of the modern city after dark. It is a jewel of late Impressionism.

The Boulevard Montmartre at Night

Camille Pissarro

  • Date1897
  • MovementImpressionism
  • WhereNational Gallery, London
  • RegionBritain