Foundations
Gustave Caillebotte
Paris Street; Rainy Day
1877
Oil on canvas, 212.2 × 276.2 cm. The Art Institute of Chicago
The main figures stand off-center, and the man at the right edge is cut in half.
- The Art Institute suggests photography may lie behind the bold cropping.
- The central couple look toward something outside the frame.
- Yet nothing back there is accidental: the Art Institute says each distant figure was positioned to make the street feel crowded.
Concepts
Image: The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (AIC API is_public_domain: true)