Peasants Carrying Hay (Paysans portant du foin)

1900

Camille Pissarro

Associated Names
Camille Pissarro

Artist, French, born St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, 1830 - 1903

The image shows two individuals from head to toe. The person on the left is standing with a slightly bent back, facing towards the left side. The person on the right is partially obscured by a large bundle they are carrying. The facial features of the left person are softly defined with gentle contours, wearing a headscarf. The right person is wearing a hat and traditional clothing. The left person is holding the handle of a container or tool. The background shows a simple rural scene with indistinct mounds or haystacks.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7308

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 126, State vii/vii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Dedicatory Art Exhibition for the William Cooper Procter Art Center, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, 1965, no. 20.

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Wikidata ID

Q65019181

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