Pont d'Austerlitz, Paris, expressionist oil painting
Pont d'Austerlitz, Paris, expressionist oil painting
Expressionist cityscape depicting the Pont d'Austerlitz spanning the River Seine in Paris, executed in oil on canvas. The painting is unsigned and stylistically dates to around the 1960s. A luminous palette and expressive impasto brushwork capture the atmosphere of the river, bridge, and Parisian skyline.
Material: Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: Visual size 49 × 70 cm.
Period: Circa 1960s.
Condition: In excellent condition with minor signs of handling.
Bio:
Pont d'Austerlitz, built between 1801 and 1807 and widened in the late nineteenth century, is one of the best-known bridges crossing the Seine. Its distinctive architecture, changing light, and sweeping views of the Paris skyline have inspired generations of artists, from the Impressionists to later Expressionist painters, who favoured energetic brushwork and atmospheric colour over literal representation.