Peasants Carrying Sticks (Paysannes portant des fagots)

1896

Camille Pissarro

Associated Names
Camille Pissarro

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

This is a drawing of individuals walking along a countryside path carrying bundles. The scene depicts a rural landscape with fields and a path where several figures appear to be engaged in agricultural activity, likely carrying sheaves of wheat or similar crops on their backs. The figures are dressed in simple, modest garments. The drawing uses a combination of dark, bold strokes and softer shading, giving texture to the figures and the surrounding landscape. The path they walk on is worn and slightly uneven. The background features fields extending toward a horizon with a line of darker shading hinting at distant trees or a wooded area. The composition captures a sense of movement and daily life in a pastoral setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (zinc) on pink Chine colle paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 21 x 28.5 cm (8 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 31.7 x 45 cm (12 1/2 x 17 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.10.110

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 152, State only


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. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Wikidata ID

Q65222073

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