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Camille Pissarro

(France 1830–1903)

Title

Peasants' houses, Eragny

Alternative title:

Maisons de paysans, Eragny La Chaumière

Year

1887

Media

Painting

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

59.0 x 71.7cm stretcher; 83.0 x 96.6 x 11.0cm frame

Signature & date

Signed and dated l.l., oil "C. Pissarro 1887".

Credit

Purchased 1935

Accession number

6326

Location

Modern gallery

Further information

Between 1884 and 1888 Pissarro experimented with the pointillist method of the younger Seurat. For an avowed anarchist it was perhaps no great step, but in art-historical terms Pissarro's stylistic shift, however momentary, coincided with the end of impressionism's avant-garde ascendancy. 'Peasants' houses, Eragny' was painted during this fascinating interlude. Pissarro has fully absorbed the tenets and techniques of the distinctive style. Form is constructed by discrete juxtaposition of individual strokes, or 'dots', of pigment. Atmosphere is suggested by chromatic scintillation. Surface is treated as a single unity. The mechanical effect which can deaden pointillist painting is obviated by Pissarro's acute sense of the internal dynamics of design. The cast shadows intruding from the right are deliberately naive; this was to be an important innovation for the younger generation of post-impressionists such as Gauguin and Cezanne.

AGNSW Handbook, 1999.

Provenance

Society of Artists (Australia, estab. 1895, closed 1965), 30 Sep 1935, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, Purchased by the AGNSW from the New South Wales Society of Artists 1935. Purchased from the annual exhibition of the New South Wales Society of Artists, 6 September - 4 October 1935, the NSW Society of Artists were acting as Sydney agents for Alex Reid & Lefevre.
The Lefevre Gallery (England, estab. 1926, closed 2002), 25 Nov 1934-30 Sep 1935, London/England, Purchased by Alex Reid & Lefevre, London from CW Kraushaar Galleries, 25 November 1934.
Kraushaar Galleries (United States of America), pre 25 Nov 1934, New York/New York/United States of America, Sold to Alex Reid & Lefevre, 25 November 1934
Étienne Bignou, Paris (France), 1934, Paris/France, [dealer] lent to the exhibition 'French painting of the Nineteenth Century' touring Canada, January - March 1934. Etienne Bignou was closely connected with Alex Reid & Lefevre, London.
André Portier (France), post 10 Jun 1896, Paris/France, Purchased by Portier at Hôtel Drouot, 10 June 1896, hors catalogue
Hôtel Drouot (France), 10 Jun 1896, Paris/France
Durand-Ruel, Paris (France, estab. 1833), post 13 May 1891, Paris/France, [dealer] purchased 13 May 1891 as 'Paysage', stock no. 962
M. Dupuis (France), post 20 Mar 1888, Paris/France, [dealer] purchased by Dupuis from Goupil - Boussod et Valadon, 20 March 1888
Galerie Goupil - Boussod et Valadon (France, estab. 1827, closed 1919), 18 Mar 1888-20 Mar 1888, Paris/France, Purchased from the artist by Theo van Gogh for Galerie Goupil-Boussod et Valadon, Paris

Bibliography (27)

Jardines Impresionistas (2010), Clare A.P. Willsdon (Author), Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza (Spain).

Camille Pissarro: impressions of city and country (2007), Karen Levitov (Author).

Camille Pissarro (2005), Terence Maloon (Australia) (Editor), Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), NGV: International (Australia, estab. 2003).

The Impressionists: masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay (2004), Ted Gott (Australia) (Author), Art Exhibitions Australia Ltd (Australia), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Art Gallery of New South Wales handbook (1999), Bruce James (Australia) (Author), Edmund Capon (England; Australia, b.1940) (Director), Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia), Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

From Caves to Canvas: An Introduction to Western Art (Second edition) (1998), Donald Williams (Australia) (Author), Barbara Wilson (Australia) (Author), McGraw-Hill Book Company Australia Pty Ltd (Australia), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Pissarro, Neo-impressionism, and the spaces of the avant-garde (1996), Martha Ward.

Art & Design in Australia (1995), Donald Richardson (Australia) (Author), Longmans (Australia), South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

The Art Gallery of New South Wales collections (1994), Ewen McDonald (Australia) (Editor), Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Shell presents Van Gogh: his sources, genius and influence (1993), Judith Ryan (Australia, b.1941) (Editor), Art Exhibitions Australia Ltd (Australia), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

From Caves to Canvas: An Introduction to Western Art (1992), Donald Williams (Australia) (Author), Barbara Wilson (Australia) (Author), McGraw-Hill Book Company Australia Pty Ltd (Australia), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Art Gallery of New South Wales Handbook (1988), Annabel Davie (Editor), Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia), Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Van Gogh at Paris (1988), Musee D'Orsay (France) (Author), Publisher unknown.

Retrospective Camille Pissarro (1984), Editor Unknown (Editor), Publisher unknown, Japan.

Art and Australia (Vol. 22, No. 1) (Spring 1984), Elwyn Lynn (Australia, b.1917, d.1997) (Editor), Fine Arts Press Pty Limited (Australia), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Portrait of a Gallery (1984), Edmund Capon (England; Australia, b.1940) (Editor), Jan Meek (Australia) (Editor), Capel Court Corporation Pty. Ltd., Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Art Gallery of New South Wales Collection Series 4 (Winter 1983), Barry Pearce (Australia) (Editor), Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 81 (1973), Editor Unknown (Editor), Éditions de Gazette des beaux-arts (France), Paris, France.

Art Gallery of New South Wales picturebook (1972), Editor Unknown (Editor), Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia), Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Neo-Impressionism (1968), R.L. Herbert (Author), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (United States of America), New York, New York, United States of America.

French Art from Australian collections (1959), Queensland Art Gallery (Australia, estab. 1895) (Author), Queensland Art Gallery (Australia, estab. 1895), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

An exhibition of French art (1944), National Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Modern masterpieces (1940s), Frank Rutter (b.1876, d.1947) (Author), George Newnes Limited (England), London, England.

Camille Pissarro, Son Art - Son Oeuvre (1939), Ludovic Pissarro (Author), Lionello Venturi (Author), Paul Rosenberg (France, b.1881, d.1959), Paris, France.

Exhibition of Society of Artists (1935), Editor Unknown (Editor), Publisher unknown.

French Paintings by the Impressionists and Modern Artists (1934), W Scott & Sons (Canada), W Scott & Sons (Canada), Montreal, Canada.

French painting of the Nineteenth Century (1934), National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa (Canada), National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa (Canada), Montreal, Canada.

Exhibition history (17)

Camille Pissarro, (04 Mar 2006–28 May 2006), at NGV: International (Australia, estab. 2003), 180 St Kilda Road Melbourne Victoria Australia 3000.

An exhibition of French art at the National Art Gallery of New South Wales, (04 Oct 1944–31 Oct 1944), at Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Art Gallery Road Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2000.

Society of Artists Annual Exhibition (1935), (06 Sep 1935–04 Oct 1935), at Education Department Gallery [Loftus Street] (Australia, estab. 1927), Education Department Gallery Loftus Street Sydney New South Wales Australia.

Retrospective Camille Pissarro, (09 Mar 1984–09 Apr 1984), at Isetan Museum of Art (Japan), Tokyo Japan.

Jardines Impresionistas, (16 Nov 2010–14 Feb 2011), at Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza (Spain), Paseo del Prado, 8 28014 Madrid Spain.

The Impressionists: Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay, (17 Jun 2004–26 Sep 2004), at NGV: International (Australia, estab. 2003), 180 St Kilda Road Melbourne Victoria Australia 3000.

Shell presents Van Gogh: his sources, genius and influence, (19 Nov 1993–16 Jan 1994), at National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road] (Australia, estab. 1968, closed 1999), 180 St Kilda Road Melbourne Victoria Australia 3000.

Camille Pissarro, (19 Nov 2005–19 Feb 2006), at Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Art Gallery Rd Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2000.

Shell presents Van Gogh: his sources, genius and influence, (22 Jan 1994–13 Mar 1994), at Queensland Art Gallery (Australia, estab. 1895), PO Box 3686 South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Retrospective Camille Pissarro, (25 Apr 1984–20 May 1984), at Fukuoka Art Museum (Japan), Fukuoka Japan.

Retrospective Camille Pissarro, (26 May 1984–01 Jul 1984), at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art (Japan), Kyoto Japan.

French Paintings by the Impressionists and Modern Artists, (Dec 1934–Dec 1934), at W Scott & Sons (Canada), 1490 Drummond St Montreal, Canada.

Oeuvres récentes de C. Pissarro, (Feb 1890–Feb 1890), at Boussod, Valadon & Co (England), Boussod, Valadon & Co 116-117 New Bond St. London England.

French painting of the Nineteenth Century, (Feb 1934–Feb 1934), at The Art Gallery of Toronto (Canada), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

French painting of the Nineteenth Century, (Jan 1934–Jan 1934), at National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa (Canada), 380 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Canada K1N 9N4.

French art from Australian collections, (Jun 1959–Jul 1959), at Queensland Art Gallery (Australia, estab. 1895), PO Box 3686 South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

French painting of the Nineteenth Century, (Mar 1934–Mar 1934), at Art Association of Montreal (Canada), Montreal, Canada.