Place Carnot by Paul Sourou. A wintry town square covered in snow, featuring bare trees, a central stone fountain, and small figures gathered on benches or walking through the square.

Place Carnot

Paul Sourou

1897 · Oil Paint, Canvas

This evocative 1897 oil painting captures the quiet, hushed beauty of a snowy French square under a canopy of dormant trees.

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Where it works

A measured, restful work with warm, lived-in color — sits quietly within a room.

Often works in
Living Room · Bedroom · Office
Placement
Works well as a centered vertical note
Walls
Best with clear wall contrast
Color notes
Soft gray, Charcoal black

About the piece

Painted by Paul Sourou in 1897, this work depicts the Place Carnot in Carcassonne cloaked in a layer of winter snow. The composition uses the verticality of bare plane trees to frame a central fountain, while a muted palette of greys, browns, and soft whites creates a serene, contemplative atmosphere of a cold day in a late 19th-century French town.