But the Impressionist painter continues to intrigue for their vivid, energetic and highly detailed scenes from the Parisian streets and boulevards. This watercolor-on-paper painting, entitled “Evening, Porte Saint-Denis”, dates to 1900 and consists in another alluring nocturnal scene.

Artist: Georges Stein Year: 1900 Created in 1900 by Georges Stein, “Evening, Porte Saint-Denis” captures the allure of Paris by night in a captivating nocturnal scene. The painting depicts a street in Paris at night, a particular enchantment emanates from the illuminated streetlamps and the warm glow of brasserie windows.

The artists who would later be called the Impressionists met in Paris in the early 1860s. Pissarro, Monet, and the artists Paul Cézanne and Armand Guillaumin became acquainted while they were studying at the Académie Suisse, an informal art school in Paris founded by Martin François Suisse.

Many of the French Quarter art galleries of New Orleans handle Antoine Blanchard paintings and prints since this American City has a strong French history. His art is popular in international art auctions and there are many copies.