Landscape at Le Valhermeil, Auvers-sur-Oise
1880 Musée d'Orsay
About this artwork
This oil on canvas landscape depicts a serene rural scene in Auvers-sur-Oise with a woman and cow in the foreground set against a village and rolling hillside. It is part of the collection held by the Musée d'Orsay.
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Camille Pissarro was deeply drawn to the landscape of Auvers-sur-Oise, moving there in 1873 and later influencing other artists like Paul Cézanne to paint the region. This work exemplifies his interest in the harmonious integration of human figures and livestock within the rural French countryside, capturing the quietude of agricultural life at the end of the 19th century.
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Landscape at Le Valhermeil, Auvers-sur-Oise
Camille Pissarro, 1880
