Jour de brouillard boulevard de la Madeleine

Another undated Béraud oil on canvas, this work belongs to the extensive body of Paris social scenes that established his reputation as the most thorough visual chronicler of his city. Béraud's project — sustained across more than fifty years of active painting — was essentially encyclopedic: to record the social life of Paris in its full range, from the grand to the mundane, the fashionable to the functional. Each undated work contributes to this visual atlas, though its specific position within the chronology of his development remains unverifiable. The Post-Impressionist era label places it within Béraud's broader working context without implying aesthetic alignment with the movement.

Oil on canvas with Béraud's consistent mature technique. His figurative precision and documentary attention to social detail are the reliable constants across his output, more useful for attribution than any particular stylistic evolution. The handling is smooth, controlled, and focused on the clarity of observation over painterly texture.