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Pissarro
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Camille Pissarro (1830–1903)
Boulevard de Rochechouart, 1880
Pastel on beige wove paper
23 9/16 x 28 15/16 in. (59.9 x 73.5 cm)
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1996.5Lively strokes of pastel in a multitude of colors create a transparent atmosphere that envelops figures and architecture in the flow of urban life. The high viewpoint plunges the viewer into this Parisian scene.
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Camille Pissarro (1830–1903)
Peasant Women Weeding the Grass, c. 1894
Etching printed in blue, red, yellow, and black on cream laid paper
Sheet: 6 5/16 x 7 1/2 in. (16 x 19 cm)
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1962.91
In this late work — a proof impression with the artist’s own notations on the sheet — Pissarro renders simplified forms with strong outlines, color contrasts, and minimal detail.