Rue Saint-Lazare, Paris (1897): Art, History and Details

Rue Saint-Lazare, Paris (1897) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Pissarro first worked in lithography in 1874 but, after a dozen attempts, abandoned the medium until 1894. Then, within the space of a few years, he executed about 50 examples. These lithographs record a variety of subjects, including scenes of Rouen and Paris. The artist's bold, quickly drawn lines capture the energy and bustle of these cities.

Object facts

• Title: Rue Saint-Lazare, Paris
• Date: 1897
• Creator attribution: Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903)
• Culture: France, 19th century
• Type: Print
• Technique: lithograph
• Dimensions: Image: 21 x 14.2 cm (8 1/4 x 5 9/16 in.); Paper: 32.5 x 24.8 cm (12 13/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
• Collection: PR - Lithograph
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 1987.80

A detail from the museum

The street seen here was located near the Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris's first commercial train station.

Collection credit

John L. Severance Fund

Further reading listed by the museum

• Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1987.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 75, no. 2 (February 1988): 30–71.

View the collection record

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