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Rue Damiette, Rouen
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This drawing was created during an early trip of many that Camille Pissarro took to Rouen, a port city in northern France. It inspired the artist to create a virtually identical etching around the same time, and may have served as a preparatory sketch for that work. A founding member of the Impressionist group, Pissarro spent much of his career painting the rural and landscape outdoors and paid particular attention to the effects of weather and natural light. Here, the gray skies over the town echo the muted tone of the stone buildings that occupy a quiet side street.
| Artist / Maker | Camille Pissarro |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1884 |
| Culture / Origin | France, 19th century |
| Medium | black chalk and watercolor on wove paper |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 29.2 x 22.7 cm (11 1/2 x 8 15/16 in.) |
| Department | Drawings |
| Type | Drawing |
About the Artist
Camille Pissarro's parents ran a general merchandise business on St. Thomas. After attending boarding school in Paris, Pissarro returned to the West Indies to work for his father from 1847 until 1852. As an artist he was largely self-taught, receiving some instruction from Fritz Melbye (1826-1896), a Danish artist with whom he traveled to Venezuela in 1852. When Pissarro returned to Paris in 1855, he shared a studio with Anton Melbye (1818-1875), Fritz's brother, and with David Jacobsen (1821-1871). He… Full biography →
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Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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