What you are looking at
Well-dressed Parisians with umbrellas cross a wet cobbled intersection of new boulevards, with a couple walking toward us in the foreground.
Why it is famous
Caillebotte painted the new Paris built under Baron Haussmann, at a crossing near the Gare Saint-Lazare, and showed it at the third Impressionist exhibition in 1877. He was also a wealthy patron who bought his friends' paintings.
How big is Paris Street; Rainy Day?
Paris Street; Rainy Day measures 212.2 × 276.2 cm (83.5 × 108.7 in), without its frame. Its surface is about 14 times the area of the Mona Lisa.
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Where to see it
It is at the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Who painted Paris Street; Rainy Day?
Gustave Caillebotte painted Paris Street; Rainy Day in 1877.
Where is Paris Street; Rainy Day?
Paris Street; Rainy Day is in the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, United States. (Gallery 201.)
How big is Paris Street; Rainy Day?
212.2 × 276.2 cm (83.5 × 108.7 in). Its surface is about 14 times the area of the Mona Lisa.
What is Paris Street; Rainy Day made with?
Oil on canvas.
Sources: Art Institute of Chicago, "Paris Street; Rainy Day"; Wikidata Q1452762; Wikipedia, "Paris Street; Rainy Day". Checked October 17, 2026. How we check.