Le Louvre, soleil couchant, 3e série

Le Louvre, soleil couchant, 3e série is part of Pissarro's extended campaign of views of the Louvre from across the Seine — a series he began from hotel room windows in his final productive years. The 'soleil couchant' (setting sun) title specifies the dramatic evening light that transforms the Louvre's long facade from institutional stone to warm amber and pink. The '3e série' designation reveals Pissarro's methodical approach to his urban subjects: multiple canvases of identical views under varying atmospheric conditions, akin to Monet's series but more quietly systematic. The canvas is now in the Minnesota Marine Art Museum.

Setting sunlight is rendered through warm orange, amber, and rose across the Louvre facades. Shadows are cool violet, creating strong complementary contrast. Pissarro's Divisionist strokes are more open and varied here than in his grey-day canvases, energized by the dramatic chromatic range.