Artwork
The East Breakwater, Return of The Regatta, Le Havre
The East Breakwater, Return of The Regatta, Le Havre is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Camille Pissarro. It dates from 1903 and is held in the collection of the Norton Simon Museum.
About this work
Overview
The East Breakwater, Return of The Regatta, Le Havre is a 1903 oil painting by Camille Pissarro, a Danish-French artist associated with Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts the port of Le Havre, showing a wharf crowded with people and numerous sailing ships of varying sizes in the water, some with sails raised.
Technique & Style
Pissarro's work is characterized by muted colors, predominantly blues and grays, capturing a potentially cloudy day with a light gray sky. The scene includes background elements like buildings and a crane.
History & Provenance
The painting is now part of the Norton Simon Museum's collection. Pissarro's artistic background includes studying under Gustave Courbet and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, and later collaborating with Neo-Impressionist artists like Georges Seurat and Paul Signac.
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…
