Artwork
Femmes dans un clos, printemps, temps gris, Éragny
Femmes dans un clos, printemps, temps gris, Éragny is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Camille Pissarro. It dates from 1898 and is held in the collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario.
About this work
Overview
Femmes dans un clos, printemps, temps gris, Éragny is an 1898 oil painting by Camille Pissarro, depicting a serene outdoor scene of two women working in a garden on a grey spring day.
Subject & Meaning
The painting portrays two women engaged in gardening, dressed in traditional attire, amidst bare trees and a wooden fence, evoking a sense of everyday rural life in early spring.
Technique & Style
Pissarro employed loose, expressive brushstrokes and a thoughtful use of color and light to convey a balance of calmness and subtle energy within the scene.
History & Provenance
Created in 1898, the work is associated with the Post-Impressionist movement. It is part of the collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Artist & collection
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…
Landscape (Orchard)
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View from my Window
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Sunset at Éragny-sur-Epte, Autumn
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Poplar Trees at Eragny, Overcast Skies