The
Clark museum in Williamstown, Massachusetts has a number of first-class paintings dating from the late 19th century, and I have featured some of them in this blog.
One painting I saw there that wasn't first-class, but nevertheless very good and an interesting example of the artist's work is "Crossing the Street" (1873-75) by
Giovanni Boldini. Its Clark page is
here.
Boldini is most famous for his later flashy style of portrait painting, so this work is notable as a good example of what he was doing on his way to it.
Gallery
Image of the painting found on the Internet.
My iPhone establishment shot. This is a small painting: compare to its plaque.
Detail iPhone picture: click to enlarge. Note the leering man in the carriage at the left.
This painting was exhibited here in England a short while ago. I was very impressed by it "in the flesh". The reproductions I have seen do not do it justice. It has a certain magic.
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