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Femmes dans un clos, printemps, temps gris, Éragny, by Camille Pissarro, oil, 1898

Femmes dans un clos, printemps, temps gris, Éragny

Camille Pissarro

1898

oil

canvas

From the collection of Art Gallery of Ontario

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Overview

Femmes dans un clos, printemps, temps gris, Éragny is a 1898 oil by Camille Pissarro, a Post-Impressionism work, held at Art Gallery of Ontario.

Who painted this?
Camille Pissarro
When & what style?
1898 · Post-Impressionism
Where can I see it?
Art Gallery of Ontario

About this work

This painting shows a serene outdoor scene. In the foreground, two women are working in a garden, surrounded by trees and a wooden fence. The women are dressed in long skirts and aprons, and one of them is kneeling in the dirt. The trees are bare, suggesting that the scene is set in early spring. The artist's use of color and light creates a sense of calm and tranquility. The brushstrokes are loose and expressive, giving the painting a sense of movement and energy. If you're interested in learning more about the artist who created this beautiful piece, look up Camille Pissarro.

About the artist

Portrait of Camille Pissarro
Artist

Camille Pissarro

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).

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