At the Market
1804
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1804
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a busy market square in France: stalls, shoppers, and a horse-drawn cart under a cloudy sky. Pissarro made this with a quick, one-off print called a monotype—ink rolled onto a plate, then pressed once. It gives the scene a soft, smudgy look, almost like a watercolor. He borrowed the idea from his friend Degas but kept it simple. Look up other paintings of France, 19th century to see how artists showed daily life.
