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Goose Girl (Gardeuse d'oies)

Camille Pissarro

1888

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century

Dominant colour

Goose Girl (Gardeuse d'oies) is a 1888 ink by Camille Pissarro, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Camille Pissarro
When & what style?: 1888 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This sketch shows a woman sitting under a big tree by a pond. She’s watching a group of geese floating on the water. The trees and bushes around her are drawn with quick, scratchy lines that make them look windy. The artist used a technique called drypoint to create the texture—you can almost feel the sharp lines from the needle. This was made in 1888, when artists were focusing on real scenes with loose brushwork. Next, check out etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how these methods work.