Under the Pont des Arts, Paris
by PAULSEN, Julius, Oil on canvas, 46 x 55 cm
This painting is at once Impressionist and Japanese. The painting is plainly related to the Impressionists’ countless Seine landscapes; and the bridge arch that dominates the foreground recalls Japanese woodcuts, as well as Monet’s Japanese bridge in his garden at Giverny. The freshness of the colours and the intensity of the light confirm the French feel of the work.