The Place des Pyramides in Paris

landscape

De Nittis, who briefly worked with the Impressionists in 1874 and may have been inspired by Degas to work in pastel in 1877, painted the most distinctive scenes capturing life in the boulevards and squares. His work was in great demand.

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About the Artist

Giuseppe de Nittis

1846 – 1884

Italian painter, pastelist and printmaker. Throughout his career he was committed to a plein-air aesthetic and was particularly interested in rendering varying light effects, a concern that brought him into contact with the Impressionists. He was also acquainted with the members of the Macchiaioli, for whom his work was influential. In addition to oils, he experimented with printmaking and made innovative use of pastels. Practicing a restrained, and therefore 'acceptable', form of Impressionism, he achieved great success in his lifetime, both nationally and internationally.

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