I have recently re-discovered the painting “Paris Street; Rainy Day” by Gustave Caillebotte (1848-94), and discovered that this was painted based on a real intersection in Paris :
The setting: The couple in front are walking on the rue de Turin near its intersection with the rue de Moscou. The location, which still exists today, is north of the Saint-Lazare train station. Caillebotte owned property in this neighborhood. Today, a pharmacy (inset, green awning) at the intersection displays one of Caillebotte’s studies for Rainy Day behind the counter.
I am looking for a photo taken of this intersection as close to the same angle as depicted in the painting (I realize that the painting is not to scale). I have tried Google Street view but can not find a good angle.
Ideally I would like to find a photograph taken of people re-creating this painting.
So far all I can find is the really small photo from the site below and the angle does not appear correct, and the image way too small.http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazi…
Any help would be greatly appreciated.