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The Woods at L'Hermitage, Pontoise

1879
Not on view
Of all the Impressionist painters, Camille Pissarro was the most consistently devoted to printmaking, thanks in no small part to the encouragement of Degas. It was Degas' project to found a journal (Le Jour et la Nuit) illustrated with artists' prints that prompted Pissarro to realize this technically complex work, which reproduces in a surprisingly effective manner both the tremulous surface and densely packed composition of a then-recent painting. Its vigorous texture of monochromatic tones and accents compensates for the absence of color.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Woods at L'Hermitage, Pontoise
  • Artist: Camille Pissarro (French, Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas 1830–1903 Paris)
  • Date: 1879
  • Medium: Softground etching, aquatint, and drypoint on china paper; sixth state (per Shapiro)
  • Dimensions: sheet: 10 5/8 x 14 in. (27 x 35.6 cm)
    plate: 8 11/16 x 10 9/16 in. (22 x 26.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
  • Object Number: 21.46.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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