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The boulevard at walking pace

Paris, Rue du Havre brings pedestrians into the foreground beneath shopfronts and tall buildings. The small differences in pose and clothing make the street a place of individual encounters as well as movement. Other works follow figures crossing boulevards, leaving the opera or pausing along public routes.

The cab and the passing moment

Young Woman Descending from a Cab focuses on a figure beside a horse-drawn vehicle, with the street and nearby buildings fading into paler surroundings. Such scenes turn a brief action into the centre of the picture. Explore figurative art for further people within everyday settings.

Cafés and indoor conversation

The Backgammon Players gathers figures around a small table within a dark red interior. The change from boulevard to room brings hands, faces and shared activity closer together. Café scenes and other social subjects elsewhere extend this quieter thread through the collection.

Related artists and collections

Compare the Paris streets of Eugène Galien-Laloue, the urban figures of Jean-François Raffaëlli and the city viewpoints of Gustave Caillebotte. Our Paris collection offers further places and perspectives.

Read more in our guide to Jean Béraud.