A Woman Walking along a Country Road (La Femme sur la Route)

1879

Camille Pissarro

Associated Names
Camille Pissarro

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

The image shows a rural landscape with a slightly elevated point of view. There is a path or road with a solitary figure walking away from the viewer. Beyond the figure, there are fields and a vast expanse of land leading to the horizon. The horizon is high, indicating a broad view. The sky above has swirling, textured clouds. The brushstrokes are stippled and varied, creating texture and depth. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of black, white, and gray.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint with drypoint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Liane W. Atlas

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.4 x 20.6 cm (6 1/16 x 8 1/8 in.) (irregular)
    sheet: 24 x 26.4 cm (9 7/16 x 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.119.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 18, State iii/iv

Artwork history & notes

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. 18, iii/iv

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in graphite: 3me état; by later hand, lower right in graphite: D.18

Wikidata ID

Q76557382

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