In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
Rousseau probably painted this view as a submission for the government-sponsored competition to decorate the new town hall in Asnières, a thriving and developed suburb eight kilometers from the center of Paris. The competition rules required local landscapes showing Asnières as a modern place for healthy leisure pursuits. The iron Clichy Bridge, the river tug, and the hot air balloon fulfill the demand for modernity, while the sailboats indicate active relaxation.
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Henri Rousseau (French, 1844–1910) — Outskirts of Paris
Jean Hugo — Huy (Valley of the Meuse)
John Kane — Along the Susquehanna
Canal and Houses
Maurice Utrillo — Cathédrale et Hôtel de ville, perspective 
Oskar Schlemmer — Jagdschloss Grunewald
Maurice Utrillo — Street: Red Tower
Jean Hugo — Montlouis
Claude Monet — The Railway Bridge at Argenteuil
Stanislas Lépine — View of Brie-sur-Marne
Edvard Munch — The Seine at Saint-Cloud
George Hendrik Breitner — A Group of Houses
