Chemin sous bois à Pontoise

1879

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Pissarro used a mixture of aquatint and etched line to create the effect of dappled light in a wooded landscape in this print. The work dates from a seminal year in the history of nineteenth-century printmaking, when Pissarro worked closely with Edgar Degas and Mary Cassatt to experiment with intaglio techniques, exploring the aesthetic possibilities for making Impressionist prints.

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Title: Chemin sous bois à Pontoise
Artist: Camille Pissarro (French, Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas 1830–1903 Paris)
Date: 1879
Medium: Aquatint and etching
Dimensions: Plate: 6 1/4 × 8 1/2 in. (15.9 × 21.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Charles and Jessie Price Gift, 2017
Object Number: 2017.123
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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