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The Rue St. Vincent, Paris, in Spring: PD.1-1948

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Current Location: Gallery 4

Titles

The Rue St. Vincent, Paris, in Spring

Maker(s)

Painter: Seurat, Georges Pierre

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Notes

History note: Inventair posthume of the contents of Seurat's studio, made in 1891 by F. Fénéon, M. Luce and P. Signac, no. 71 of the 'inventaire des tableaux'; Félix Fénéon; with Messrs. Lefèvre & Son, London, from whom bought by Captain Sykes, 1926

Legal notes

Captain S.W. Sykes, O.B.E., M.C.

Measurements and weight

Height: 24.7 cm
Width: 15.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1948) by Sykes, Stanley William

Dating

1880s
Production date: circa AD 1884

Note

The Rue St. Vincent is in Montmartre, behind the church of the Sacré Coeur, and near the Avenue Junot.

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood) ( cedar cigar-box lid)

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on panel

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.1-1948
Primary reference Number: 2962

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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