Street in Rouen
- Artist
- Paul Gauguin
- Date
- 1884 ; Déville-lès-rouen \/ Maromme \/ Déville , France
- Style
- Impressionism
- Genre
- Landscape
- Location
- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
'Street in Rouen' is an outstanding painting by the French painter Paul Gauguin, exemplifying his adeptness in the Impressionist style. Displaying a vivid landscape of a bustling street in Rouen, the artwork utilizes the durability of canvas as a medium. The rich, immersive colours and nuanced light effects are achieved using oil paints. This lends an ethereal quality to the scene, masterfully capturing the essence of the city life during that period. The painting depicts Gauguin's distinct interpretation of reality through his artistic lens.
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