Artwork
Still Life with a Coffeepot
Still Life with a Coffeepot is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Camille Pissarro. It dates from 1900 and is held in the collection of the Hermitage Museum.
About this work
Overview
Still Life with a Coffeepot is a 1900 oil painting by Camille Pissarro, a Danish-French artist associated with the Post-Impressionist movement.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a simple still life arrangement on a table, featuring everyday objects such as a coffeepot, cup, lemon, and sugar cubes, set against a dark, swirling blue background.
Technique & Style
Pissarro's loose, visible brushstrokes and thick, textured paint application create a rough, unrefined effect, with the impasto technique used to particular effect in the tablecloth and background.
History & Provenance
The painting is now held in the State Hermitage Museum, a testament to Pissarro's enduring influence on early 20th-century art.
Context
Pissarro's work spanned multiple styles, from Impressionism to Neo-Impressionism, reflecting his studies under artists like Gustave Courbet and collaborations with figures such as Georges Seurat.
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…
