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Un balcon à Paris
A Balcony in Paris
Gustave Caillebotte · 1880
About this painting
Caillebotte shot Paris through the swirling wrought iron of his own balcony rail — a framing device likely borrowed from Japanese ukiyo-e prints he collected.
Painting Details
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
55 × 38 cm (21.7 × 15 in)
Painted at
Paris, France
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