# Usines près de Charleroi

By [Maximilien Luce](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/maximilien-luce.md>), 1897.

A compact study compressing chimney, blast furnace, and haze into a concentrated industrial emblem.

## Details

- Medium: Oil on wood
- Dimensions: 51.2 × 38.5 cm
- Collection: [Musée d'Orsay](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/musee-orsay.md>)

[View collection record](<https://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/artworks/usines-pres-de-charleroi-25662>)

- Categories: Painting
- Styles: [Realism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/realism.md>), [Modernism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/modernism.md>)

## Image

![Tall factory chimneys and industrial structures rise through smoky orange and gray haze.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/musee-orsay-496f69a020262c9d/full.jpg?v=c5800563bae9cc0ecca8b85e726c1ae1b8ffa5db3d09594593f8210131f5d0ee>)

## Sources & credits

- Paul Hermans via Wikimedia Commons; public domain.
- Gift of Oscar Ghez, 1990; Musée d'Orsay
- [Image source](<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maximilien_Luce_(1858-1941)_Fabrieken_bij_Charleroi_-_Mus%C3%A9e_d%27Orsay_Parijs_22-8-2017_16-28-31.JPG>)
- Artwork metadata based on Musée d'Orsay collection records; image provenance is recorded per artwork.

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