Ecole française XXe siècle - Paris, avenus de l'Opéra

Charming oil on canvas depicting the famous Avenue de l’Opéra in Paris, animated by pedestrians and cars, with, at the center of the composition, the majestic façade of the Palais Garnier.

The artist renders with great sensitivity the atmosphere of Belle Époque Paris, its elegant Haussmannian buildings, its street lamps, and the bustle of its boulevards. The composition, built around a beautiful perspective leading toward the Opera, evokes the Parisian views of the post-impressionist painters.

The painting stands out for a loose, generous, and expressive brushwork, with noticeable impasto, especially in the sky and façades. The palette combines bright blues, silvery grays, warm browns, and golden touches that accentuate the architecture and the city lights. The figures, sketched with vitality, give the whole its movement and character.

Work signed lower right, presented in an elegant natural wood American crate that highlights the painting and gives it a contemporary presentation.

A charming evocation of historic Paris, particularly decorative, which will naturally find its place in a collection of urban landscapes or paintings devoted to the French capital.