View of the Pont Neuf
1867 - 1931
Eugène Béjot captures the bustling energy of Paris from a dizzying perspective here, placing workers high up on wooden scaffolding in the immediate foreground. They seem to hover in mid-air above the Seine, looking down at the iconic Pont-Neuf where carriages and pedestrians cross the stone arches. In the hazy distance, the Eiffel Tower peeks over the rooftops, anchoring the scene in a rapidly modernizing city. Béjot was famous for his poetic views of Paris, often focusing on bridges and the river to document urban life with loose, expressive lines that feel more like a fleeting memory than a photograph.