Artwork
A Peasant Girl in a Straw Hat
A Peasant Girl in a Straw Hat is a chalk drawing by the Impressionist artist Camille Pissarro. It dates from 1892 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
A Peasant Girl in a Straw Hat is a drawing by Camille Pissarro, created around 1892 using pastel over charcoal on beige paper.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a woman in a long dress and wide-brimmed straw hat, standing with her hands at her sides. The soft colors and loose rendering evoke a sense of simplicity and everyday life.
Technique & Style
Pissarro employed pastel on paper, blending colors to suggest the texture of fabric and the play of light. The hat's shadow across the subject's face adds to the drawing's expressive simplicity.
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