Landscape at Les Pâtis, Pontoise
1868 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
About this artwork
This landscape painting depicts a rural scene in Pontoise featuring fields, distant farm buildings, and a train passing through the valley. It is executed in oil on canvas, showcasing the artist's early interest in natural lighting and atmospheric effects.
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Camille Pissarro was deeply attached to the landscape of Pontoise, often painting the same fields and roads under different weather conditions. This work is notable for capturing the subtle intrusion of the Industrial Age—the steam train—into the peaceful, traditional agricultural life of the French countryside.
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Landscape at Les Pâtis, Pontoise
Camille Pissarro, 1868
