Camille Pissarro: The Church at Eragny
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Artist |
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Title |
The Church at Eragny |
Object type |
painting ![Edit this at Wikidata](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png) |
Genre |
landscape painting ![Edit this at Wikidata](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png) |
Description |
English: From 1884 until his death, Pissarro lived in relative isolation in Eragny-sur-Epte, a village in northwestern France. Though he participated in all eight Impressionist shows, his approach to painting continued to evolve throughout his career. This picture, with its staccato brushwork, shows Pissarro's interest in Pointillism, a technique of painting explored by the younger painter Georges Seurat. Pointillism relies on the eye's ability to blend small areas of contrasting colors to produce the illusion of a full spectrum. |
Depicted place |
Church of Éragny-sur-Epte |
Date |
1884 (Impressionism era QS:P2348,Q40415 ) |
Medium |
oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
Dimensions |
height: 54 cm (21.2 in); width: 66.8 cm (26.2 in) dimensions QS:P2048,54U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,66.8U174728 ; with frame: height: 88.2 cm (34.7 in); width: 76.2 cm (30 in); depth: 9.2 cm (3.6 in)dimensions QS:P2048,88.27U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,76.2U174728 dimensions QS:P5524,9.21U174728 |
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
Accession number |
37.2653 |
Place of creation |
Éragny-sur-Epte |
Object history |
- Durand-Ruel, Paris, January, 1910, no. 34
- Erwin Swan, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]
- Hirschl and Adler Galleries, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]
- M. Knoedler and Co., New York, March 1954 [mode of acquisition unknown]
- Jacob Blaustein, Baltimore, 1954, by purchase
- Barbara B. Hirschhorn, Elizabeth B. Roswell and Morton K. Blaustein [date of acquisition unknown], by inheritance
- 1991: given to Walters Art Museum
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Exhibition history |
- Before Monet: Landscape Painting in France and Impressionist Masters: Highlights from The Walters Collection, The Walters Art Gallery, 1998
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- Vive la France! French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet, The Walters Art Gallery, 1999–2000
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- A Magnificent Age: Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum, Walters Art Museum, 16 June 2002–25 May 2003, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 28 June 2003–2 September 2003, Mint Museum of Art
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- 19th Century Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum. Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin. 2010-2011.
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Credit line |
gift of Barbara B. Hirschhorn, Elizabeth B. Roswell, and Mary Jane Blaustein in memory of Jacob and Hilda Blaustein, 1991 |
Inscriptions |
Signature and date bottom left:
Pissarro '84
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References |
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Source |
Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork |
Permission (Reusing this file) |
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