Piette's House at Montfoucault
1874
oil
canvas
From the collection of Clark Art Institute
1874
oil
canvas
From the collection of Clark Art Institute
Dominant colour
Piette's House at Montfoucault is a 1874 oil by Camille Pissarro, a Impressionism work, depicting Snow, held at Clark Art Institute.
The painting shows a snow-covered house with a chimney and a few trees in front of it. The house is painted in shades of brown and gray, while the snow is depicted in white and light blue. In the foreground, there are some bushes and trees covered in snow. The painting has a peaceful and serene atmosphere, with the snow-covered landscape creating a sense of calmness. The artist's use of color and brushstrokes adds to the overall mood of the painting. If you're interested in learning more about this painting, you can check out the work of Camille Pissarro, the artist who created it.
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 Danish West Indies).
See the richer artist page