Woman Working in a Garden

Camille Pissarro

Associated Names
Camille Pissarro
Artist, French, born St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, 1830 - 1903
The artwork depicts a woman kneeling in a garden, engaged in work. The perspective is slightly elevated, allowing a clear view of her activity. Trees and foliage extend into the distance. The brushstrokes are loose and fluid. The color palette is soft and earthy, with greens and browns dominating, complemented by hints of blue and red.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over black chalk on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 25.2 x 17.4 cm (9 15/16 x 6 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1970.17.167

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(M. Knoedler & Co., New York); acquired 3 February 1955 by Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969]; bequest 1970 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • Gardens on Paper: Prints and Drawings, 1200-1900, NGA, 1990, no. 94, repro.

Bibliography

1990

  • Clayton, Virginia Tuttle. Gardens on Paper: Prints and Drawings, 1200-1900. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1990: 94.

Inscriptions

recto: lower right artist's stamp: C.P. (Lugt Supp.613e); verso: at upper left in blue pencil in later hand: 149; at center in graphite in later hand: various numerical annotations [crossed out] / UL 29-37; at lower center and lower right in graphite in later hand: [indecipherable]

Wikidata ID

Q64537826

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