The Rue Montorgueil in Paris, Celebration of June 30, 1878

La Rue Montorgueil

The Rue Montorgueil in Paris, Celebration of June 30, 1878

Claude Monet · 1878

Musée d'Orsay

Paris, France

About this painting

Monet painted this from a balcony above the street during a government-declared festival on 30 June 1878, a burst of tricolour flags celebrating France's recovery after 1870 — not, as often assumed, Bastille Day.

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

81 × 50 cm (31.9 × 19.7 in)

Painted at

Paris, France

Current location

Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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