Paul Ygartua
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PAUL YGARTUA · 38 ARTWORKS

Paris Street Scene Paintings

Paris offers Paul Ygartua a rich source of painting subjects, from outdoor cafés and broad boulevards to the city’s distinctive architecture. His street scenes respond to both its historic setting and the energy of everyday life.

Visits, exhibitions and family connections have given him opportunities to experience and paint the city. This collection includes interpretations of Montmartre and the Seine, with impressionistic and more abstract approaches that emphasise the feeling of a place as well as its appearance.

I love driving down the Champs-Élysées and around the Arc de Triomphe. The cobbled roads give you the sensation that you are part of another era, another century.

— Paul Ygartua

Experiencing Paris

Family connections and exhibitions in Paris gave Ygartua opportunities to spend time in the city and paint it. What attracted him was more than its landmarks: the cafés, streets and daily rhythm made the historic surroundings feel alive. His enthusiasm for Paris comes from experiencing it as well as looking at it.

White domed basilica amid red and blue brushworkMontmartreGeometric buildings and bridge over reflected waterLa SeineDense textured cityscape in gold and violetMontmartreBlue and ochre skyline with cathedral towersMontmartreOrange waterfront buildings reflected under a dark skyMed in the SunNarrow city street with buildings and a distant towerEiffel TowerRed stone bridge over pale reflected waterParisRooftops receding towards a misty skylineParis RooftopsRed roofs and buildings in layered colourRooftops in Red, ParisCathedral towers with blue and green painted patchesMontmartre in BlueRed tower rising against a dark blue backgroundThe Tour, ParisRed windmill among colourful night-time buildingsWindmill, ParisOutdoor café beneath awnings and parasolsCafe de la PaixRiver and city skyline in pale blue and goldLa SeineGolden hilltop buildings under a dark skyFrench RivieraDense rooftops and towers in white and yellowToits de ParisStone bridge and riverside buildings at golden duskParis by NightBoats and bridge between canal-side buildingsParis along the SeineArched bridge beneath pale waterfront buildingsLe PontDomed basilica above steps in golden lightMontmartre in the SunCafé and tall buildings in sepia tonesParis in SepiaColourful buildings reflected in waterParis SceneRed-roofed buildings viewed from aboveFlorence RooftopsCoastal town overlooking a violet seaThe RivieraBoats along a river beneath a cloudy skylineLa Seine by NightGolden riverside architecture and domed roofGolden Night in ParisNarrow street lined with cafés and leafy treesArtist's Corner, MontmartreColourful waterfront buildings and reflectionsArrondisementGlass pyramid framed by buildings at duskThe Pyramid, ParisBoats and river reflections in black and greyBoats on the SeinePeople along a street between tall buildingsL'Entre a MontmartreStreet buildings receding towards a domed roofArtist's CornerRed tower framed by dark street buildingsEiffel Tower in RedOutdoor restaurant seating beneath pale buildingsOld CannesRed buildings with a winding street belowParis SceneLarge stone arch among city buildingsArc de TriumphPale waterfront buildings beneath a distant towerVieux VillePanoramic rooftops with a dark domed roof in frontParis Scene