Montmorency Road

c. 1850/1860

Camille Pissarro

Associated Names
Camille Pissarro

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

The image is a sketch depicting a rural scene. The point of view presents a path curving away from us and extending into the distance, flanked by fields. The horizon is marked by a line of trees. The sketch uses light pencil work with faint shading and outline. Close to us, a figure with an animal walks along the path. Sparse details on the left show fields, while to the right, a tree and fence posts create a boundary. The color palette is monochromatic, using natural tones and shadows of pencil on paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Armand Hammer Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 23.5 x 31.4 cm (9 1/4 x 12 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.217.22

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Hall Establishment, Vaduz, Lichtenstein; Armand Hammer Collection, 1969; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1969

  • Exhibited with the Armand Hammer collection from 1969, starting with the Brooks Memorial Art Gallery; except Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, 1971.

Inscriptions

recto: lower left stamped: C.P; lower right in graphite: Montmorency Enghien; color notations overall; verso: at upper center in graphite in later hand: La rue de Montmorency; at upper right in graphite in later hand: 1856; at lower left in graphite in later hand: 36 at lower right in graphite in later hand: O.C.P. (A.) 2 a 8

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64537833

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