DISCOVERART

Maurice Utrillo

Street: Red Tower

c. 1912-1914
Oil on paperboard (later mounted to plywood panel)
32.7 × 41 cm (12.9 × 16.1 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

● On view now — Collection Gallery, Room 23, West Wall

Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia · verified July 2026

View at barnesfoundation.org ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG

The red water tower at left in this street scene helps us to identify the setting as the Parisian neighborhood of Montmartre. Built in 1835, the tower no longer served as a water source for the neighborhood by the time Utrillo painted this image. It still stands today, opposite the Parc Jean-Baptiste Clément, although it lacks the distinct red brick facade seen here.

Source ↗

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Maurice Utrillo

Street with LampostStreet with LampostStreet: WineshopsStreet: WineshopsChurch in SquareChurch in SquareStreet in MontmartreStreet in MontmartreLe Chateau de LocheLe Chateau de LocheLapin Agile, MontmartreLapin Agile, MontmartreChurch of Saint-AignanChurch of Saint-AignanChurch with Red Roof and White WallsChurch with Red Roof and White Walls

More like this

Street in MoretAlfred Sisley — Street in MoretThe Church of Saint-Aspais Seen from the Place de la Préfecture at Melun (L'Église Saint-Aspais vue de la place de la Préfecture à Melun)Paul Cézanne — The Church of Saint-Aspais Seen from the PlacFrench Street SceneEdouard Béliard — French Street SceneCanal and HousesCanal and HousesWatering Place at MarlyAlfred Sisley — Watering Place at MarlyLandscape with Two FiguresRobert Lotiron — Landscape with Two FiguresGardanne (Horizontal View) (Gardanne [vue horizontale])Paul Cézanne — Gardanne (Horizontal View) (Gardanne [vue horOutskirts of Paris (Environs de Paris)Henri Rousseau — Outskirts of Paris (Environs de Paris)Garden in Full Sunlight (Le Jardin au grand soleil, Pontoise)Camille Pissarro — Garden in Full Sunlight (Le Jardin au graArtworkClaude MonetThe Farm at the Jas de Bouffan (La Ferme au Jas de Bouffan)Paul Cézanne — The Farm at the Jas de Bouffan (La Ferme au JRue Notre-Dame, ParijsJohan Barthold Jongkind — Rue Notre-Dame, Parijs