Railroad Bridge over the Marne at Joinville
Armand Guillaumin may be less well known than his illustrious friends Paul Cézanne and Camille Pissarro, but he was indeed a talented landscape painter, especially in the 1870s. Guillaumin developed an interest in viaducts and bridges as an employee of the Paris-Orléans railway, and later, the Department of Roads and Bridges. This lyrically beautiful landscape was painted in the upper valley of the Marne in northeastern France, only a few miles from central Paris. The picture found its way to the celebrated collection of Dr. Paul Gachet, a recognition of much distinction for an artist of modest notoriety.
Artwork Details
- Title: Railroad Bridge over the Marne at Joinville
- Artist: Armand Guillaumin (French, Paris 1841–1927 Orly)
- Date: 1871–75
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 23 1/8 x 28 3/8 in. (58.7 x 72.1 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
- Object Number: 1975.1.180
- Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection
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