City Street Scene
by Gabriel Marc Ferro (French, 1903–1981)
Artist: Gabriel Marc Ferro (French, 1903–1981)
Title: City Street Scene
Date: Mid 20th Century
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 25.5 x 21.5 in (Framed: [Insert Final Framed Dimensions])
Restoration: Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration, Chicago, IL (2023)
Framing: Art Post Gallery, Northbrook, IL (2024)
Urban Quietude in Postwar France
This Gabriel Marc Ferro painting, City Street Scene, is a winter portrait of industry and routine. With snow blanketing the streets and smoke rising into a gray sky, Ferro captures the stillness of a cold urban morning. Long shadows and stark architecture frame a muted procession of storefronts, chimneys, and signage—each rendered with precision and restraint.
The artist’s brushwork balances realism with atmosphere. Rather than populate the street with people, Ferro focuses on architectural rhythm and spatial tension. The muted palette—punctuated by yellow walls and red lettering—suggests both austerity and warmth, a duality central to Ferro’s urban aesthetic.
This work was professionally restored by Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration and framed to museum standards by Art Post Gallery. It is part of a curated set of three works by Gabriel Marc Ferro offered exclusively through Chicagoland Masterpiece Revival.
To explore the full set, visit:
- Gabriel Marc Ferro – Le Bassin à Flots (Ships at Dock)
- Gabriel Marc Ferro – Winter Stillness in the Industrial Quarter
Collectors may acquire each piece individually or as a group representing Ferro’s vision of postwar French city life.