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The Arcueil Aqueduct at Sceaux Railroad Crossing

A work made of oil on canvas.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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Date:

1874

Artist:

Jean-Baptiste-Armand Guillaumin (French, 1841-1927)

About this artwork

Armand Guillaumin painted this aqueduct shortly after it was built. Passing over a train line to the Paris suburb of Sceaux, the aqueduct was constructed during a period of rapid development around the French capital. Guillaumin encountered such scenes while working in security for a railroad company, a job that allowed him to travel and sketch in different places on the outskirts of the city.

Guillaumin shared this interest in the Paris suburbs with his fellow Impressionists—especially Paul Cezanne and Camille Pissarro, with whom he painted in the 1870s. He exhibited this painting in the third Impressionist exhibition in 1877.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist

Jean Baptiste Armand Guillaumin

Title

The Arcueil Aqueduct at Sceaux Railroad Crossing

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1869–1879

Medium

Oil on canvas

Inscriptions

Inscribed lower right: Guillaumin 74

Dimensions

51.5 × 65 cm (20 1/4 × 25 9/16 in.); Framed: 71.2 × 86.4 × 11.5 cm (28 × 34 × 4 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Clive Runnells

Reference Number

1970.95

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