Vue de Paris (View of Paris) by Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret

This artwork is a tonalist cityscape depicting a view of Paris, attributed to the renowned French Naturalist painter Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret. The composition features a somber, atmospheric perspective through a screen of bare, silhouetted trees, characteristic of late 19th-century academic realism transitioning into Tonalism. The color palette is predominantly muted, utilizing grays, blacks, and foggy whites to convey a misty or wintry Parisian atmosphere. The central focus is a hazy architectural silhouette in the distance, likely a prominent monument or church, rising above a foreground of iron railings and subtle figures strolling along a walkway. The work is housed in an ornate, Victorian-style gilded frame with intricate gesso ornamentation and a deep cove profile. Physically, the piece appears to be an oil on canvas or fine board, exhibiting a soft, blended brushwork technique to achieve the atmospheric depth. Regarding condition, the frame shows signs of aging with potential minor losses to the gilding or gesso consistent with late 19th or early 20th-century origins. The painting surface appears well-preserved despite the low-quality image, showing no immediate signs of significant flaking. Dagnan-Bouveret's signature or stamp may be present in the lower quadrants, typical of his professional output during the Belle Époque.