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Wooded Landscape at L'Hermitage, Pontoise

1879
Not on view
Pissarro enthusiastically experimented with different etching techniques in this print intended for the Impressionist journal "Le Jour et La Nuit" (Day and Night). With the aid of Edgar Degas—who sent him printmaking recipes, offered him technical advice, and sometimes even printed his plates—Pissarro developed an innovative and highly individualized style that emphasized texture and tone over the more traditional focus on line. Leaving no part of the plate untouched, the artist layered a complex amalgam of printmaking techniques to create an image of the village where he lived, seen through a copse of trees. The dense vegetation and dappled sunlight suggest a summer’s day and recall his interest in atmospheric effects.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Wooded Landscape at L'Hermitage, Pontoise
  • Artist: Camille Pissarro (French, Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas 1830–1903 Paris)
  • Date: 1879
  • Medium: Soft ground, aquatint, spit bite, etching, and drypoint on Japanese paper; sixth state of six (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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