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OriginalParis Street; Rainy Day is a 212.2 cm x 276 cm oil painting by the French artist Gustave Caillebotte, completed in 1877. The piece depicts the Place de Dublin, an intersection near the Gare Saint-Lazare, a railroad station in north Paris.
Reason
High quality scan of a notable work of art
Articles in which this image appears
Paris Street; Rainy Day, Gustave Caillebotte, +7
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Gustave Caillebotte
In my possibly benighted view, the eye focuses on the gentleman under the umbrella, and he is about two-thirds of the way across the canvas. However, I concede that some of Caillebotte's other works [1] more readily illustrate the rule of thirds. Sca (talk) 22:41, 14 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]


Promoted File:Gustave Caillebotte - Paris Street; Rainy Day - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:58, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]