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| Keywords: Claude Monet, The Gare St-Lazare, 1877.jpg Artwork en After his return to France from London Monet lived from 1871-78 at Argenteuil on the Seine near Paris In January 1877 he rented a small flat and a studio near the Gare St-Lazare and in the third Impressionist exhibition which opened in April of that year he exhibited seven canvases of the railway station This painting is one of four surviving canvases representing the interior of the station Trains and railways had been depicted in earlier Impressionist works and by Turner in his 'Rain Steam and Speed' but were not generally regarded as aesthetically palatable subjects Monet's exceptional views of the Gare St-Lazare resemble interior landscapes with smoke from the engines creating the same effect as clouds in the sky Swift brushstrokes indicate the gleaming engines to the right and the crowd of passengers on the platform 1877 Oil on canvas 54 3 x 73 6 cm Institution National Gallery London object history exhibition history credit line Bought 1982 http //www nationalgallery org uk/paintings/claude-monet-the-gare-st-lazare National Gallery London Signed accession number NG6479 PD-old-auto 1926 Saint-Lazare Station by Claude Monet Paintings by Claude Monet in the National Gallery London 1877 in Paris 1877 paintings in France | ||||
