Artwork
June, Rainy Weather, Éragny
June, Rainy Weather, Éragny is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Camille Pissarro. It dates from 1900 and is held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Overview
Camille Pissarro’s 1900 oil painting *June, Rainy Weather, Éragny* portrays a quiet rural scene under a June downpour. The canvas records the muted tones of a wet landscape near the artist’s home village, Éragly, and is presently part of the Art Institute of Chicago’s collection.
Subject & Meaning
The composition centers on a rain‑soaked countryside, where verdant fields and scattered trees recede toward a modest cluster of houses. The softened outlines and diffuse light convey the atmospheric effects of precipitation, suggesting a calm, reflective mood that emphasizes the interaction between weather and the everyday environment.
Technique & Style
Pissarro applies loose, expressive brushwork that captures the fleeting quality of rain and its impact on color. The palette leans toward cool greens and grays, while subtle highlights suggest reflected light on wet surfaces. Though rooted in Impressionist observation, the handling hints at his later Neo‑Impressionist experiments with color modulation.
History & Provenance
Created at the turn of the twentieth century, the work reflects Pissarro’s mature period after his collaborations with Seurat and Signac. It entered the Art Institute of Chicago’s holdings through acquisition in the early twentieth century, where it remains on display as part of the museum’s European painting collection.
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Artist
Jacob Abraham Camille Pissarro ( piss-AR-oh; French: ; 10 July 1830 – 13 November 1903) was a Danish-French Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist painter born on the island of Saint Thomas (now in the US Virgin Islands, but then in the…
