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- This oil on canvas vividly portrays the bustling vibrancy of Paris during the Belle Époque
- The scene focuses on the lively crowd at the Place de Clichy, a famed Bohemian epicenter
- Barrau captures the interplay of classic architecture and new technology with remarkable precision
- Laureano Barrau was a highly esteemed Spanish Impressionist who trained under Gérôme
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Laureano Barrau
1863-1957 | Spanish
Sur la place de Clichy
Signed and dated "L Barrau 93" (lower left)
Oil on canvas
Laureano Barrau Sur la place de Clichy vividly portrays the bustling vibrancy of late 19th-century Paris. The scene focuses on the lively crowd at the Place de Clichy, a major crossroads between the Batignolles and Montmartre neighborhoods. Two elegantly dressed women stand in the foreground, their stunning outfits rendered with remarkable. . .
1863-1957 | Spanish
Sur la place de Clichy
Signed and dated "L Barrau 93" (lower left)
Oil on canvas
Laureano Barrau Sur la place de Clichy vividly portrays the bustling vibrancy of late 19th-century Paris. The scene focuses on the lively crowd at the Place de Clichy, a major crossroads between the Batignolles and Montmartre neighborhoods. Two elegantly dressed women stand in the foreground, their stunning outfits rendered with remarkable. . .
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Laureano Barrau
1863-1957 | Spanish
Sur la place de Clichy
Signed and dated "L Barrau 93" (lower left)
Oil on canvas
Laureano Barrau Sur la place de Clichy vividly portrays the bustling vibrancy of late 19th-century Paris. The scene focuses on the lively crowd at the Place de Clichy, a major crossroads between the Batignolles and Montmartre neighborhoods. Two elegantly dressed women stand in the foreground, their stunning outfits rendered with remarkable detail, each fabric texture meticulously depicted to capture the opulence of Parisian fashion. Montmartre was famed as the Bohemian epicenter, filled with dance halls, cafés and cabarets, while the broader area embodied the modernization of Paris during the Belle Époque.
Barrau captures the interplay of old and new with remarkable precision. The freshly widened streets and six-story buildings with characteristic mansard roofs frame a lively tableau of gas-lit avenues, horse-drawn omnibuses and electric trams. Tracks for the trams, visible in the foreground, underscore the era's transition into modernity. The two young women hailing a horse-drawn omnibus embody the dynamic energy of a city in motion.
Born in Barcelona, Laureano Barrau studied under Antonio Caba at the Escuela de Bellas Artes before receiving the prestigious Fortuny Pension in 1884, allowing him to refine his skills in Paris. There, he studied with Jean-Léon Gérôme, immersing himself in the academic tradition. His career flourished, earning accolades at national and international exhibitions. In 1929, he was appointed a member of the Salon de la Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Paris. His works are included in notable collections such as the Prado Museum and the Getty Museum.
Dated 1893
Canvas: 34 3/4" high x 45" wide
Frame: 49" high x 59 1/4" wide x 3" deep
Provenance:
Private Collection
Sale, Sotheby's, New York, 23 May 1997, lot 319
Private Collection, United States
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
1863-1957 | Spanish
Sur la place de Clichy
Signed and dated "L Barrau 93" (lower left)
Oil on canvas
Laureano Barrau Sur la place de Clichy vividly portrays the bustling vibrancy of late 19th-century Paris. The scene focuses on the lively crowd at the Place de Clichy, a major crossroads between the Batignolles and Montmartre neighborhoods. Two elegantly dressed women stand in the foreground, their stunning outfits rendered with remarkable detail, each fabric texture meticulously depicted to capture the opulence of Parisian fashion. Montmartre was famed as the Bohemian epicenter, filled with dance halls, cafés and cabarets, while the broader area embodied the modernization of Paris during the Belle Époque.
Barrau captures the interplay of old and new with remarkable precision. The freshly widened streets and six-story buildings with characteristic mansard roofs frame a lively tableau of gas-lit avenues, horse-drawn omnibuses and electric trams. Tracks for the trams, visible in the foreground, underscore the era's transition into modernity. The two young women hailing a horse-drawn omnibus embody the dynamic energy of a city in motion.
Born in Barcelona, Laureano Barrau studied under Antonio Caba at the Escuela de Bellas Artes before receiving the prestigious Fortuny Pension in 1884, allowing him to refine his skills in Paris. There, he studied with Jean-Léon Gérôme, immersing himself in the academic tradition. His career flourished, earning accolades at national and international exhibitions. In 1929, he was appointed a member of the Salon de la Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Paris. His works are included in notable collections such as the Prado Museum and the Getty Museum.
Dated 1893
Canvas: 34 3/4" high x 45" wide
Frame: 49" high x 59 1/4" wide x 3" deep
Provenance:
Private Collection
Sale, Sotheby's, New York, 23 May 1997, lot 319
Private Collection, United States
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
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Specifications
| Maker: | Barrau Buñol, Laureano |
| Period: | 1816-1918 |
| Origin: | France |
| Type: | Paintings |
| Style: | Post-Impressionism |
| Depth: | 3.0 in. (7.62 cm) |
| Width: | 59.25 in. (150.5 cm) |
| Height: | 49.0 in. (124.46 cm) |
| Canvas Width: | 45.000 in. (114.3 cm) |
| Canvas Height: | 34.750 in. (88.27 cm) |
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