La Rue Montorgueil  1878

by Claude Monet

Rue Montorgueil, like its twin the Rue Saint-Denis (Rouen Museum of Fine Arts), is often seen as a celebration of July 14. In fact, it is executed June 30, 1878, on the occasion of the festival celebrating "peace and work", decreed that year by the government. This event is part of celebrations to mark the third Paris World Exhibition, opened for a few weeks, which was con...
Size: 
81 x 50 cm
Medium: 
Oil on Canvas
Credit: 
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons