Boulevard Montmartre Mardi Gras
- Artist
- Camille Pissarro
- Date
- 1897
- Style
- Impressionism
- Genre
- Cityscape
- Location
- Hammer Museum ( University of California)
"Boulevard Montmartre Mardi Gras" by Camille Pissarro, housed at the Armand Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, California, is part of a series capturing different times and seasons of Paris's bustling Cityscape. As a pioneering Impressionism work, it exemplifies Pissarro’s keen "teacher's eye" in rendering everyday life with vibrant Canvas and rich Oil brushstrokes. The lively scene depicts Mardi Gras festivities, highlighting the transient effects of light and color characteristic of the movement, and capturing the lively energy of Parisian streets in a naturalistic, yet sensory way.
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