Boulevard des Capucines
by MONET, Claude, Oil on canvas, 80 x 60 cm
This view of the Boulevard des Capucines was taken from the studio of the Parisian photographer Nadar. Indeed, the painting shows some resemblance to a photo. It is a snapshot full of life, with some of the passers-by and trees blurred in precisely the way that contemporary photographers of urban landscapes were unable to avoid, given the length of their exposure times.