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Details
- Alternative title
- Peasants' houses, Eragny Maisons de paysans, Eragny La Chaumière
- Date
- 1887
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 59.0 x 71.7 cm stretcher; 83.0 x 96.6 x 11.0 cm frame
- Signature & date
Signed and dated l.l., oil "C. Pissarro 1887".
- Credit
- Purchased 1935
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 6326
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Camille Pissarro
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About
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.
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Exhibition history
Shown in 17 exhibitions
Oeuvres récentes de C. Pissarro, Boussod, Valadon & Co, England, Feb 1890–Feb 1890
French painting of the nineteenth century, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ottawa, Jan 1934–Jan 1934
French painting of the nineteenth century, The Art Gallery of Toronto, Toronto, Feb 1934–Feb 1934
French painting of the nineteenth century, Art Association of Montreal, Montreal, Mar 1934–Mar 1934
French paintings by the Impressionists and modern artists, W Scott & Sons, Montreal, Dec 1934–Dec 1934
Society of Artists annual exhibition (1935), Education Department Gallery [Loftus Street], Sydney, 06 Sep 1935–04 Oct 1935
An exhibition of French art at the National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 04 Oct 1944–31 Oct 1944
French art from Australian collections, Queensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane, Jun 1959–Jul 1959
Camille Pissarro: retrospective, Isetan Museum of Art, Japan, 09 Mar 1984–09 Apr 1984
Camille Pissarro: retrospective, Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan, 25 Apr 1984–20 May 1984
Camille Pissarro: retrospective, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Japan, 26 May 1984–01 Jul 1984
Shell presents Van Gogh: his sources, genius and influence, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], Melbourne, 19 Nov 1993–16 Jan 1994
Shell presents Van Gogh: his sources, genius and influence, Queensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane, 22 Jan 1994–13 Mar 1994
The Impressionists: masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay, NGV: International, Melbourne, 17 Jun 2004–26 Sep 2004
Camille Pissarro, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 19 Nov 2005–19 Feb 2006
Camille Pissarro, NGV: International, Melbourne, 04 Mar 2006–28 May 2006
Jardines impresionistas, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, 16 Nov 2010–14 Feb 2011
Radiance: the neo-impressionists, NGV: International, Melbourne, 16 Nov 2012–17 Mar 2013
Neo-Impressionism: from light to color (Neo-impressionisme, de la lumière à la couleur), Abeno Harukas Art Museum, Japan, 10 Oct 2014–12 Jan 2015
Neo-Impressionism: from light to color (Neo-impressionisme, de la lumière à la couleur), Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, 24 Jan 2015–29 Mar 2015
Modernists: selections from the European collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 07 Nov 2015–25 Apr 2016
Landscapes of pleasure, from Monet to Hockney, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 30 Apr 2016–17 Jul 2016
Pissarro à Eragny. La nature retrouvée, Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, 16 Mar 2017–09 Jul 2017
Grand Courts collection rehang, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Nov 2021–2023
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Bibliography
Referenced in 35 publications
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Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales annual report 2014–15, Sydney, 2015, p 32.
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Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales picturebook, Sydney, 1972, 33 (colour illus.).
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Michael Brand, The Sydney Modern Project. Transforming the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'The Sydney Modern Project: the making of an art campus', Sydney, 2022, pp 38–61: p 61, footnote 8.
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Edmund Capon AM, OBE and Jan Meek (Editors), Portrait of a Gallery, 'European 20th Century Art', pg. 91-95, Sydney, 1984, 94 (colour illus.).
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Nicholas Chambers, The Sydney Modern Project. Transforming the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'Between here and there: collecting and displaying modern and contemporary international art', Sydney, 2022, pp 142–57: p 148.
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Miriam Cosic, Look, 'To the point', Sydney, Jan 2020-Feb 2020, pp 30–31, col illus p 30.
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Annabel Davie (Editor), Art Gallery of New South Wales handbook, Sydney, 1988, 48, 50 (illus.).
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Renée Free, AGNSW Collections, 'The Western Heritage, Renaissance to Twentieth Century', pg. 108-172, Sydney, 1994, 138 (colour illus.).
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Anne Gérard-Austin, Look, 'From the sidelines – Going for gold', Sydney, Jul 2019-Aug 2019, pp 36–38: p 36, no B, col illus p 38.
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Ted Gott, Radiance: the neo-impressionists, 'Early Neo-Impressionism', pg.25-37, Melbourne, 2012, 30, 31 (colour illus.).
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R.L. Herbert, Neo-Impressionism, New York, 1968, 81.
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Bruce James, Art Gallery of New South Wales handbook, 'Western Collection: Paintings and Sculpture', pg. 17-77, Sydney, 1999, 48 (colour illus.).
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Alan Krell, Art Gallery of New South Wales collection series 4, 'Camille Pissarro 1830-1903. Peasants' Houses, Eragny. 1887', pg. 1-3, Sydney, Winter 1983, 1 (illus.), 1-3.
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Karen Levitov, Camille Pissarro: impressions of city & country, 'Paths to Pissarro', pg.1-14, New York, 2007, 10 (colour illus.). fig.8
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Terence Maloon, Camille Pissarro, 'Pissarro and the picturesque', pg.15-31, Sydney, 2005, 149, 151 (colour illus.). cat.no. 52
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Caroline Mathieu, The Impressionists: masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay, Melbourne, 2004, 90, 91 (colour illus.).
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National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, French painting of the nineteenth century, Montreal, 1934. cat.no. 89, as 'Paysage'
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Justin Paton, Look, 'The great outdoors', Sydney, May 2016, pp 34–35: col illus p 34.
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Ludovic Rodo Pissarro and Lionello Venturi, Camille Pissarro, Son Art - Son Oeuvre, Paris, 1939, Vol. 1, 181; Vol. 2, 148 (illus.). cat.no. 710, as 'Maisons de paysans, Eragny'.
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Queensland Art Gallery, French art from Australian collections, Brisbane, 1959, (illus.).
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Peter Raissis, The Sydney Modern Project. Transforming the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'Past and present: the place of historical European art in Sydney', Sydney, 2022, pp 126–39: p 133, col illus p 133.
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J. Rewald, Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 81, Article, pg. 65-108, Paris, 1973.
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Frank Rutter, Modern masterpieces, London, 1935-1936, (colour illus.).
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Judith Ryan (Editor), Shell presents Van Gogh: his sources, genius and influence, Sydney, 1993, 56, 57 (colour illus.). cat.no. 23
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Ross Steele, Art and Australia, 'French Impressions', pg. 87-93, Sydney, Spring 1984, 91 (colour illus.).
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Martha Ward, Pissarro, Neo-impressionism, and the spaces of the avant-garde, 'Pissarro's Neo-impressionist paintings at the Durand-Ruel Gallery', pg.270-272, Chicago, 1996, 271. PV 710
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Bogomila Welsh-Ovcharo, Van Gogh à Paris, Paris, 1988, (illus.).
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Donald Williams and Barbara Vance Wilson, From caves to canvas: an introduction to western art, Sydney, 1992, 187 (colour illus.).
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Donald Williams and Barbara Vance Wilson, From caves to canvas: an introduction to western art (Second edition), 'Artists of Modern Parisian Life: Impressionism, Rodin's Studio and Industrial Cities', pg.180-210, Sydney, 1998, 187 (colour illus.).
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Clare A.P. Willsdon, Jardines impresionistas, 'Huertos, huertas y jardines productivos', pg.139-183, Madrid, 2010, 156, 163 (colour illus.). cat.no.46
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W Scott & Sons, French paintings by the Impressionists and modern artists, Montreal, 1934. cat.no. 5, as 'La Chaumiere' lent by Alex Reid & Lefevre
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Editor Unknown (Editor), Camille Pissarro: retrospective, Tokyo, 1984, (colour illus.). cat.no. 42
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Pissarro à Éragny. La nature retrouvéee, Paris, 2017, pp 66, 203, no 13, col illus p 65.
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Editor Unknown (Editor), Exhibition of Society of Artists, Unknown, 1935, (illus.). cat.no. 144, as 'La Chaumiere'.
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An exhibition of French art at the National Art Gallery of N.S.W, Sydney, 1944. cat. no. 124
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Provenance
Galerie Goupil - Boussod et Valadon, 18 Mar 1888-20 Mar 1888, Paris/France, Purchased from the artist by Theo van Gogh for Galerie Goupil-Boussod et Valadon, Paris
M. Dupuis, post 20 Mar 1888, Paris/France, [dealer] purchased by Dupuis from Goupil - Boussod et Valadon, 20 March 1888
Durand-Ruel, Paris, post 13 May 1891, Paris/France, [dealer] purchased 13 May 1891 as 'Paysage', stock no. 962
Hôtel Drouot, 10 Jun 1896, Paris/France
André Portier, post 10 Jun 1896, Paris/France, Purchased by Portier at Hôtel Drouot, 10 June 1896, hors catalogue
Étienne Bignou, Paris, 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.
Kraushaar Galleries, pre 25 Nov 1934, New York/New York/United States of America, Sold to Alex Reid & Lefevre, 25 November 1934
Alex Reid & Lefevre, Ltd., 25 Nov 1934-30 Sep 1935, London/England, Purchased by Alex Reid & Lefevre, London from CW Kraushaar Galleries, 25 November 1934.
Society of Artists, 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.
