The Gare Saint-Lazare

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The Gare Saint-Lazare is a famous 1877 painting by Claude Monet that depicts the bustling interior of Paris’s Saint-Lazare railway station, celebrated as a key work of French Impressionism.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
work of art
artHistoricalSignificance important example of Monet’s urban scenes
landmark of Impressionist interest in modernity
artist Claude Monet
artisticStyle atmospheric effects
broken color
loose brushwork
associatedWith Parisian railway network
modern transportation
colorPalette blues and grays
muted earth tones
countryOfOrigin France
creator Claude Monet
creatorBirthName Oscar-Claude Monet
creatorNationality French
depicts Gare Saint-Lazare
industrial modernity
iron and glass station architecture
locomotives
passengers
platforms
railway station interior
smoke and steam
steam trains
train tracks
depictsLocation 8th arrondissement of Paris
genre Impressionist painting
hasPerspective interior view of the station
inception 1877
languageOfTitle French
locationOfCreation Paris
mainSubject Saint-Lazare railway station in Paris
medium oil paint
movement Impressionism
movementRole key work of French Impressionism
notableFor focus on atmosphere over detail
innovative depiction of light and steam
numberOfWorksInSeries about 12
originalTitle La Gare Saint-Lazare
partOfSeries Gare Saint-Lazare series
setInPeriod late 19th century
surface canvas
technique oil on canvas
theme industrialization
modern urban life
transience and movement
yearCompleted 1877

Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Paris Métro Line 14 ("Gare de Saint-Lazare")
connects
The Gare Saint-Lazare ("Gare Saint-Lazare")
depicts
Paris railway network ("Gare Saint-Lazare")
hasComponent
Île-de-France ("Paris Gare Saint-Lazare")
hasHighSpeedRailHub
Impressionism
hasNotableWork
Paris railway network ("Gare Saint-Lazare")
mainHubStation
The Gare Saint-Lazare ("Saint-Lazare railway station in Paris")
mainSubject
The Gare Saint-Lazare ("La Gare Saint-Lazare")
originalTitle
The Gare Saint-Lazare ("Gare Saint-Lazare series")
partOfSeries
Transilien ("Gare Saint-Lazare")
primaryHub

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