Woman on the 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 landscape view from a raised vantage point. The horizon is high in the composition, bordered by rolling hills. The sky features expressive clouds. The color palette is mainly sepia or gray. A pathway extends inward surrounded by textured surfaces. A small figure is on the path, looking towards the distant hills. The brushstrokes vary in texture, with stippling and smoother areas creating depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint with drypoint [posthumous impression]

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.6 x 21 cm (6 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 22.6 x 27.5 cm (8 7/8 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.64.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 18, State iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1987

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., November 1987.

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

Q65566348

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