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Beggar with a Crutch (Mendiant a la bequille)

1897

Camille Pissarro

Associated Names

Camille Pissarro

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

The image shows a person walking down a pathway. The person is wearing a heavy cloak, standing upright and leaning on two walking sticks. Their facial features are obscured as they face away from the viewer and wear a wide-brimmed hat. The person is accompanied by two children standing near trees, with one child holding a basket. In the background, there is dense foliage of trees and hedges, creating a natural, park-like atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph on blue-violet paper laid down on whitepaper
Credit Line

Print Purchase Fund (Ailsa Mellon Bruce)
Accession Number

1974.27.3
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 182, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1977

Paper in Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977, no. 111.

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

Q65566342

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