The Arcueil Aqueduct at Sceaux Railroad Crossing
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
51.5 × 65 cm (20 1/4 × 25 9/16 in.); Framed: 71.2 × 86.4 × 11.5 cm (28 × 34 × 4 1/2 in.)
Classification
oil on canvas
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
33212
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Armand Guillaumin painted this aqueduct shortly after it was built. Passing over a train line to the Paris suburb of Sceaux, the aqueduct was constructed during a period of rapid development around the French capital. Guillaumin encountered such scenes while working in security for a railroad company, a job that allowed him to travel and sketch in different places on the outskirts of the city. Guillaumin shared this interest in the Paris suburbs with his fellow Impressionists—especially Paul Ce...