Parisian Street Scene Oil Painting in Gilt Frame

This is a horizontal oil painting on canvas depicting a bustling mid-to-late 19th-century Parisian street scene, likely representing the Belle Époque era. The artwork features a rainy afternoon aesthetic with wet cobblestones reflecting the dim lighting. In the foreground, figures in period dress, including a woman and child, are seen walking away from the viewer. The mid-ground is occupied by horse-drawn omnibuses and carriages, while the background features Haussmann-style architecture and a neoclassical building reminiscent of the Madeleine or a similar monument. The color palette is dominated by muted grays, blues, and browns, punctuated by warm oranges and yellows from streetlamps and shop windows. The brushwork is impressionistic, utilizing broad, textured strokes to convey atmosphere and movement. The painting is housed in an ornate, heavy gilt wood and gesso frame featuring floral scrollwork motifs at the corners and along the inner border, separated by a linen-covered liner. The condition appears fair to good; the frame shows some minor chips and wear consistent with age, while the canvas surface shows typical light craquelure and dirt accumulation, but no obvious punctures or major paint loss is visible from the image. The style suggests it may be a mid-20th-century decorative piece created in the manner of Antoine Blanchard or Edouard Cortès.