Côte Sainte-Catherine, à Rouen

c. 1884

Camille Pissarro

Associated Names
Camille Pissarro
Artist, French, born St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, 1830 - 1903
The artwork depicts a riverside scene with a curve of the river leading towards a bridge in the distance. The horizon is set low, showing the sky filled with textured clouds. There are figures near the water's edge and a person standing on a boat. A cluster of trees, including tall, slender ones, is near the center. The style features sketch-like brushstrokes. The color palette is monochromatic, utilizing shades of gray and sepia. Beyond the river, the landscape slopes upward, with rooftops and more trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Martin and Liane Atlas

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.29 × 19.69 cm (5 5/8 × 7 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 16.51 × 25.08 cm (6 1/2 × 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.182.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 48, state vi/vi

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Martin and Liane Atlas, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

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: no. 48, state vi/vi.

Inscriptions

below image in graphite: no 4 7ᵉ etat Côte Ste Catherine à Rouen aquatinte; in plate: Cote Ste Catherine à Rouen

Wikidata ID

Q76336981

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