Artwork
The Tuileries Gardens, Rainy Weather
The Tuileries Gardens, Rainy Weather is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Camille Pissarro. It dates from 1900 and is held in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum.
About this work
Overview
The Tuileries Gardens, Rainy Weather is a 1900 oil painting by Camille Pissarro, a Danish-French artist associated with the Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist movements. It is part of the Ashmolean Museum's collection.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a rainy scene in the Tuileries Gardens, showing people walking along a path lined with trees and bushes, with buildings and a church steeple in the background. The scene captures the effects of rain on the urban park environment.
Technique & Style
Executed in muted colors dominated by grays and greens, the work features loose, expressive brushstrokes characteristic of Impressionism, conveying a sense of movement and energy.
History & Provenance
Created in 1900, the painting reflects Pissarro's long engagement with Impressionism, influenced by his studies under artists such as Gustave Courbet and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot.
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…
