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Description: Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare

TitleArrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare

Creator nameMonet, Claude

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1877

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/16571/arrival-of-the-normandy-train-gare-saint-lazare

Accession number1933.1158

SubjectsRailroads in artImpressionism (Art)--FranceIndustrialization in artPainting, French--19th century

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André Dombrowski

PublisherYale University Press

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Chapter subject tags:Monet, Claude, 1840-1926Impressionism (Art)--FranceTime--Systems and standards--19th centuryRailroads in art--France--19th centuryGare Saint-Lazare (Paris, France)Zola, Émile, 1840-1902Painting, French--19th centuryClocks and watches--France--19th centuryArt and technology--France--19th centuryPainting--Technique--France--History--19th century

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Artists and photographers who have engaged with global warming believe that the visual arts are an essential part of creating the large-scale public awareness and understanding of climate change that can bring about substantive policy change...

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PublisherYale University Press

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