Chestnut Trees in Bloom — Gustave Caillebotte | Art Postcard

Caillebotte turns a Parisian spring afternoon into pure structure: a chestnut tree in full white bloom anchors the foreground, its candle-blossoms lit by flat midday sun, while the row of trees marches down a broad avenue toward a red awning and a distant kiosk. A street lamp, a handcart, and a few passers-by give scale without becoming the subject — the avenue's long perspective does the real work. It's Caillebotte at his most architectural, applying the same measured geometry to foliage that he gave to Paris balconies and boulevards.

A postcard for anyone who reads a street through its trees, or wants a spring greeting that isn't a bouquet.