Focus on July Fourteenth, Rue Daunou, 1910 and discuss the Description.
July Fourteenth, Rue Daunou, 1910 depicts the celebration of Bastille Day from the artist's viewpoint on top of the Hôtel l’Empire in Paris. The street below is thronged with automobiles and people, while the flags of France, Belgium, and the United States are being flown on various buildings. The Metropolitan Museum of Art considers the painting to be a precursor to Hassam's famous Flag Series.
Paris Flag Series Metropolitan Museum of Art Bastille Day