In the Fields at Ennery (Dans les champs, a Ennery)

1875, printed posthumously

Camille Pissarro

Associated Names
Camille Pissarro

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

The image is an etching of a pathway flanked by trees. The horizon is not visible as the path fades into a forested area. The brushstroke technique is sketch-like, depicting leaves, branches, and the pathway. The overall color palette is monochromatic with a soft sepia tone. The scene shows two figures walking along the path.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint (zinc) on laid paper [posthumous impression]

  • Credit Line

    Print Purchase Fund (Ailsa Mellon Bruce)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.5 × 28 cm (9 5/8 × 11 in.)
    sheet: 28.8 × 46 cm (11 5/16 × 18 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.27.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 14, 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.

Markings

recto: at bottom center in graphite in later hand: F. 2 [?] a a; at bottom right in graphite in later hand: D. 14; verso: at lower left in graphite in later hand: 2167 X / Dans les champs, a Ennery; at lower left in graphite in later hand: 1039 / B-26831

Watermarks

F J Head & Co

Wikidata ID

Q65566338

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