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Camille Pissarro
French, 1831–1903
Pissarro’s impressionist paintings, prints, and drawings often feature peasant subjects, but his artistic imagery does not reflect his political activism—he was an anarchist. When he worked outside of Paris, he was often drawn to genre scenes that captured the local color of his surroundings, but the art does not make any political statement.
He made a dozen lithographs in 1874 then abandoned the medium for twenty years before returning to it at the end of his life. Then he made about fifty lithographs in a few short years, including this one, which shows no sentimentality and no overt political content—just peasants struggling through their incessant chores.
French, 1831–1903
Peasants Carrying Sticks (Paysannes portant des fagots)
1896
Object Type:
Print
Creation Place:
Northern Europe, French
Dimensions:
9 5/8 in. x 12 3/8 in. (24.45 cm x 31.43 cm)
Medium and Support:
Lithograph on paper
Accession Number:
1976.0226
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Weil, Jr., in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Weil, Sr.
Pissarro’s impressionist paintings, prints, and drawings often feature peasant subjects, but his artistic imagery does not reflect his political activism—he was an anarchist. When he worked outside of Paris, he was often drawn to genre scenes that captured the local color of his surroundings, but the art does not make any political statement.
He made a dozen lithographs in 1874 then abandoned the medium for twenty years before returning to it at the end of his life. Then he made about fifty lithographs in a few short years, including this one, which shows no sentimentality and no overt political content—just peasants struggling through their incessant chores.
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