Gare Montparnasse (The Melancholy of Departure)
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| Artist | Giorgio de Chirico |
| Year | 1914 |
| Catalogue | 80538 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 140 cm × 184.5 cm (55+1⁄8 in × 72+7⁄8 in) |
| Location | Museum of Modern Art, New York City |
| Accession | 1077.1969 |
Gare Montparnasse (The Melancholy of Departure) (Italian: La stazione di Montparnasse) (1914) is a painting by the
The painting depicts the Gare Montparnasse railway station in Paris, France. It is a classic example of de Chirico's style, depicting an angular perspective on an outdoor architectural setting in the long shadows and deep colours of early evening. On the horizon is a steam train with a plume of white smoke billowing away from it. The train image appears several times in de Chirico's work. In the foreground is a bunch of bananas, another recurring image in de Chirico's work (cf. Le Rêve Transformé).
In 1916, de Chirico painted another work simply titled The Melancholy of Departure.
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