Maurice Utrillo

French, 1883 - 1955

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The image shows a street scene with three people walking away in period clothing typical of the early 20th century. The path leads to a small town or village area, surrounded by trees with leaves suggesting movement in a grassy terrain. The background features red-bricked rooftops, white facades, and smokestacks hinting at industrial structures under a partially cloudy sky. The color palette is earthy with touches of reds and blues providing contrast. Brushstrokes are visible, adding texture to the scene.
Maurice Utrillo, Alfortville, 1923, gouache mounted on cardboard, Gift of Benjamin and Lillian Hertzberg, 2004.140.31

Alfortville

Maurice Utrillo · 1923 · gouache mounted on cardboard ·  Accession ID  2004.140.31
We look along a street lined with cool white and cream-yellow buildings and a tall church steeple in this vertical painting. A four-story building stands closest to us, filling the left side and reaching off the top edge. The ground floor is painted shamrock green, and the three windows on the floors above have low black railings. The side of the building facing us is tinged with butter yellow. A few olive-green shutters line the left edge, and several colorful rectangles on its first two floors suggest posters. The building faces a sliver of an equally tall building on our right. Two delicate streetlights stand on either side of the street, which angles sharply into the distance to our right. The rest of the buildings along it are different heights with copper or sage-green roofs. The church is the third building down from us, and it takes up most of the rest of the block. Tall, pointed, arched windows painted in black and brown line its side. More dark windows pierce the steeple, which rises against the muted laurel-green sky. A handful of people stand near a tall building on the corner beyond the church, and wide chimneys studded with coral-colored chimney pots rise in the distance. The artist signed the lower left, “Maurice Utrillo. V.”
Maurice Utrillo, The Church of Saint-Séverin, c. 1913, oil on canvas, Chester Dale Collection, 1963.10.222

The Church of Saint-Séverin

Maurice Utrillo · c. 1913 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1963.10.222
The artwork depicts a street view in Corté, Corsica, from an elevated perspective. The horizon is high, focusing on the street that stretches diagonally into the distance. The scene is lined with tall buildings featuring green shutters. The brushstrokes are soft and impressionistic. The color palette consists of muted earth tones, with soft whites and greens dominating the buildings and foliage. The sky is a light, cloudy blue. People are scattered along the street.
Maurice Utrillo, Street at Corté, Corsica, 1913, oil on canvas, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection, 1970.17.89

Street at Corté, Corsica

Maurice Utrillo · 1913 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1970.17.89
The painting depicts a village street with houses, a stone wall, greenery and trees lining a gray road that stretches away from us. The architecture, foliage, and gray sky are rendered in soft, visible brushstrokes and muted earth tones.
Maurice Utrillo, Marizy-Sainte-Geneviève, c. 1910, oil on canvas, Chester Dale Collection, 1963.10.223

Marizy-Sainte-Geneviève

Maurice Utrillo · c. 1910 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1963.10.223
A street stretches away from us between two walls to a town in this vertical, loosely painted landscape. Thick, textured brushstrokes are visible throughout. The pavement directly in front of us is camel brown with a pale blue squiggle suggesting a puddle. The wall to the right is celery green, and a bright blue sign is at the top, far corner. The wall to the left is buttressed and is painted in shades of sky and lapis blue. The road beyond the path is parchment brown, and three and four-story buildings lining the left side of the road are painted in tones of burnt orange, butter yellow, denim blue, and off white. Branches of a tree growing over the wall to the left are painted with curling strokes in olive green and royal blue, and the sky is very pale, yellow-tinted green. The artist signed and dated the painting in the lower left corner, “Maurice Utrillo.V. 1909.”
Maurice Utrillo, Rue Cortot, Montmartre, 1909, oil on cardboard, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection, 1970.17.88

Rue Cortot, Montmartre

Maurice Utrillo · 1909 · oil on cardboard ·  Accession ID  1970.17.88
The artwork depicts a view of the Pont Saint-Michel in Paris. The scene is observed from a slightly elevated perspective, showing a cobblestone path lined with trees to the left. A French flag on a tall pole is near the center. Beyond, the bridge spans the river, with arches visible amid the water. The horizon is low, showcasing buildings and trees in the distance under a pale, cloudy sky. The brushstrokes are expressive and textured. The color palette features soft earth tones, greens, and blues.
Maurice Utrillo, The Pont Saint-Michel, Paris, c. 1908, oil on wood, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 1985.64.40

The Pont Saint-Michel, Paris

Maurice Utrillo · c. 1908 · oil on wood ·  Accession ID  1985.64.40
This painting depicts a building in the distance, seen behind a line of mostly-bare trees. The building is an off-white color with a yellowish roof, multiple windows, and two tall chimneys. The sky behind it is mostly cream-colored, with one small patch of light blue near the upper-right corner. The ground in front of the building is a blend of green tones with visible brushstrokes suggesting grass. The tree branches are dark and curved, with the largest tree on the left side and a few smaller trees across the center of the painting. The brushstrokes are expressive and dynamic, and the color palette includes earthy tones such as ochres, muted greens, and pale grays. The whole painting has a pale yellow-green tone.
Maurice Utrillo, Landscape, Pierrefitte, c. 1907, oil on cardboard on wood, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection, 1970.17.87

Landscape, Pierrefitte

Maurice Utrillo · c. 1907 · oil on cardboard on wood ·  Accession ID  1970.17.87
The artwork shows a row of houses in Pierrefitte, viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon is placed high, allowing the rooftops of the houses to align close to it. The brushstrokes are loose and impressionistic. The color palette is earthy and muted, dominated by shades of brown, green, and grey, with hints of yellow and orange. In the distance, the houses have dark, sloping roofs and chimneys, partially obscured by bare trees. Closer to us, more foliage and branches are visible, adding depth and texture to the composition.
Maurice Utrillo, Row of Houses at Pierrefitte, c. 1905, oil on cardboard on wood, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection, 1970.17.86

Row of Houses at Pierrefitte

Maurice Utrillo · c. 1905 · oil on cardboard on wood ·  Accession ID  1970.17.86
The image depicts a tree-lined walkway next to a body of water with a bridge crossing over it. In the center, there is a large gothic structure, and to the right, there is a lively street. In the background, there is a cathedral with an intricate spire. The sketch utilizes expressive brushstrokes to create texture. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of black and grey. Figures can be seen walking along the path, and the intertwining branches of the trees frame the central architecture and cityscape.
Maurice Utrillo, Notre-Dame de Paris, lithograph, Rosenwald Collection, 1963.11.229

Notre-Dame de Paris

Maurice Utrillo · lithograph ·  Accession ID  1963.11.229
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Tableaux de Paris

Pierre Bonnard, Gustave Moreau, Georges Rouault, Maurice Utrillo, Maurice de Vlaminck, Henri Matisse, Marie Laurencin, Paul Valéry · 1927 · bound volume with lithographic and intaglio illustrations ·  Accession ID  2006.155.58