Analyze the above painting in terms of what it tells us about fashion, social class, and urban life in Paris in 1876. Post four observations.

Gustave Caillebotte’s painting Le Pont de l’Europe (1876) offers a view in which clothes are depicted with great care. The daytime scene, set in an urban locale, features several figures (and a dog) all crossing a bridge over the Seine river in Paris.

Analyze the above painting in terms of what it tells us about fashion, social class, and urban life in Paris in 1876. Post four observations. Consider the mood of the painting, the details of the clothes, and speculate on the interactions of the characters with each other and with their surroundings.  Also, reflect on the role industrialization plays in any aspect of the painting.