Groupe de paysans (Group of Peasants)

c. 1899

Camille Pissarro

Associated Names
Camille Pissarro

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

The image shows a group of people working in agriculture. Two individuals are kneeling and focused on their task, with detailed textures created by varied brushstrokes. The horizon line is low, with small trees and bushes. The color palette is monochrome with earthy tones. The lines and brushstrokes create an impressionistic style, capturing countryside labor. In the distance, sparse vegetation merges into the sky with slight tonal variations.

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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.

Inscriptions

below image, center right in graphite: C. Pissaro / Groupe de paysans, Variante; below image, center left in graphite: no11; by later hand, lower right in graphite: D. 18 9; uRv//in graphite: 10g; lLv//in graphite: 16106

Wikidata ID

Q74891331

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