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Vegetable Market at Pontoise (Marché aux légumes á Pontoise)

Camille Pissarro

1891

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Market

Dominant colour

Vegetable Market at Pontoise (Marché aux légumes á Pontoise) is a 1891 ink by Camille Pissarro, a Impressionism work, depicting Market, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Camille Pissarro
When & what style?: 1891 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

You see a busy outdoor market in Pontoise. Stalls overflow with cabbages, carrots, and onions. People chat in groups, their faces blurred by the printmaking process. Pissarro made this in 1891, late in his life. Etching and aquatint let him capture quick light and shadow. The rough texture feels like real crates and cloth. Try looking up etching. It’s a way to carve ink onto metal.