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Alternative titles
Maisons de paysans, Eragny
La Chaumière
1887
Painting
oil on canvas
59.0 x 71.7cm stretcher; 83.0 x 96.6 x 11.0cm frame
Purchased 1935
6326
Art Gallery of NSW, Ground Level, British & European 19th Century Art Galleries, Court 10A
Further information
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.
Provenance
New South Wales Society of Artists (Australia, estab. 1895, closed 1960s), 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.
The Lefevre Gallery (England, estab. 1926, closed 2002), 25 Nov 1934-30 Sep 1935, London/England, Purchased by Alex Reid & Lefevre, London from CW Kraushaar Galleries, 25 November 1934.
Kraushaar Galleries (United States of America), pre 25 Nov 1934, New York/New York/United States of America, Sold to Alex Reid & Lefevre, 25 November 1934
Étienne Bignou, Paris (France), 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.
André Portier (France), post 10 Jun 1896, Paris/France, Purchased by Portier at Hôtel Drouot, 10 June 1896, hors catalogue
Hôtel Drouot (France), 10 Jun 1896, Paris/France
Durand-Ruel, Paris (France, estab. 1833), post 13 May 1891, Paris/France, [dealer] purchased 13 May 1891 as 'Paysage', stock no. 962
M. Dupuis (France), post 20 Mar 1888, Paris/France, [dealer] purchased by Dupuis from Goupil - Boussod et Valadon, 20 March 1888
Galerie Goupil - Boussod et Valadon (France, estab. 1827, closed 1919), 18 Mar 1888-20 Mar 1888, Paris/France, Purchased from the artist by Theo van Gogh for Galerie Goupil-Boussod et Valadon, Paris
Bibliography
Exhibition catalogue; Camille Pissarro: impressions of city and country; Karen Levitov, Richard Shiff; 2007, 10 (colour illus.), 'Paths to Pissarro' by Karen Levitov, pg.1-14, fig.8
Exhibition catalogue; Camille Pissarro; Terence Maloon (Australia); 2005, 149, 151 (colour illus.), 'Pissarro and the picturesque' by Terence Maloon, pg.15-31; 'Neo-Impressionism' pg.148-159, cat.no. 52
Exhibition catalogue; The Impressionists: masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay; Ted Gott (Australia); 2004, 90, 91 (colour illus.)
General/Book; Art Gallery of New South Wales handbook; Bruce James (Australia), Edmund Capon (England; Australia, b.1940); 1999, 48 (colour illus.), 'Western Collection: Paintings and Sculpture' by Bruce James, pg. 17-77.
Book; From Caves to Canvas: An Introduction to Western Art (Second edition); Donald Williams (Australia), Barbara Wilson (Australia); 1998, 187 (colour illus.), 'Artists of Modern Parisian Life: Impressionism, Rodin's Studio and Industrial Cities' pg.180-210
Scholarly/Book; Pissarro, Neo-impressionism, and the spaces of the avant-garde; Martha Ward; 1996, 271, 'Pissarro's Neo-impressionist paintings at the Durand-Ruel Gallery' pg.270-272, PV 710
Educational/Book; Art & Design in Australia; Donald Richardson (Australia); 1995, 15, 60, 80, 83, 137, 140, 145, 163, 243.
General/Book; The Art Gallery of New South Wales collections; Ewen McDonald (Australia); 1994, 138 (colour illus.), 'The Western Heritage, Renaissance to Twentieth Century' by Renée Free, pg. 108-172.
Exhibition catalogue; Shell presents Van Gogh: his sources, genius and influence; Judith Ryan (Australia, b.1941); 1993, 56, 57 (colour illus.), cat.no. 23
Book; From Caves to Canvas: An Introduction to Western Art; Donald Williams (Australia), Barbara Wilson (Australia); 1992, 187 (colour illus.)
General/Book; Art Gallery of New South Wales Handbook; Annabel Davie; 1988, 48, 50 (illus.)
Exhibition catalogue; Van Gogh at Paris; Musee D'Orsay (France); 1988, (illus.)
Exhibition catalogue; Retrospective Camille Pissarro; Editor Unknown; 1984, (colour illus.), cat.no. 42
Periodical; Art and Australia (Vol. 22, No. 1); Elwyn Lynn (Australia, b.1917, d.1997); Spring 1984, 91 (colour illus.), 'French Impressions' by Ross Steele pg. 87-93
Book; Portrait of a Gallery; Edmund Capon (England; Australia, b.1940), Jan Meek (Australia); 1984, 94 (colour illus.), 'European 20th Century Art', pg. 91-95.
Series; Art Gallery of New South Wales Collection Series 4; Barry Pearce (Australia); Winter 1983, 1 (illus.), 1-3, 'Camille Pissarro 1830-1903. Peasants' Houses, Eragny. 1887' by Alan Krell, pg. 1-3.
Periodical; Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 81; Editor Unknown; 1973, Article by J. Rewald, pg. 65-108
Book; Art Gallery of New South Wales picturebook; Editor Unknown; 1972, 33 (colour illus.)
Exhibition catalogue; Neo-Impressionism; R.L. Herbert; 1968, 81
Exhibition catalogue; French Art from Australian collections; Queensland Art Gallery (Australia, estab. 1895); 1959
Exhibition catalogue; An exhibition of French art; National Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874); 1944, cat. no. 124
Book; Modern masterpieces; Frank Rutter (b.1876, d.1947); 1940s, (colour illus.)
Book; Camille Pissarro, Son Art - Son Oeuvre; Ludovic Pissarro, Lionello Venturi; 1939, Vol. 1, 181; Vol. 2, 148 (illus.), cat.no. 710, as 'Maisons de paysans, Eragny'.
Periodical; Exhibition of Society of Artists; Editor Unknown; 1935, (illus.), cat.no. 144, as 'La Chaumiere'.
Exhibition catalogue; French Paintings by the Impressionists and Modern Artists; W Scott & Sons (Canada); 1934, cat.no. 5, as 'La Chaumiere' lent by Alex Reid & Lefevre
Exhibition catalogue; French painting of the Nineteenth Century; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa (Canada); 1934, cat.no. 89, as 'Paysage'
Exhibition venue
Title: Camille Pissarro
Organizer: Art Gallery of New South Wales
Venue: NGV: International
Opening: 04 Mar 2006
Closing: 28 May 2006
Curator: Maloon, Terence
Venue: Art Gallery of New South Wales
Opening: 19 Nov 2005
Closing: 19 Feb 2006
Curator: Maloon, Terence
Title: The Impressionists: Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay
Venue: NGV: International
Opening: 17 Jun 2004
Closing: 26 Sep 2004
Title: Shell presents Van Gogh: his sources, genius and influence
Organizer: National Gallery of Victoria [Swanston Street]
Art Exhibitions Australia Ltd
Venue: Queensland Art Gallery
Opening: 22 Jan 1994
Closing: 13 Mar 1994
Curator: Mollison, James
Notes: cat.no. 23
Venue: National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road]
Opening: 19 Nov 1993
Closing: 16 Jan 1994
Curator: Mollison, James
Notes: cat.no. 23
Title: Retrospective Camille Pissarro
Organizer: Yazawa, Masao
Venue: Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Opening: 26 May 1984
Closing: 01 Jul 1984
Curator: Yazawa, Masao
Lloyd, Christopher
Brettell, Richard
Shapiro, Barbara
Notes: cat.no. 38
Venue: Fukuoka Art Museum
Opening: 25 Apr 1984
Closing: 20 May 1984
Curator: Yazawa, Masao
Lloyd, Christopher
Brettell, Richard
Shapiro, Barbara
Notes: cat.no. 38
Venue: Isetan Museum of Art
Opening: 09 Mar 1984
Closing: 09 Apr 1984
Curator: Yazawa, Masao
Lloyd, Christopher
Brettell, Richard
Shapiro, Barbara
Notes: cat.no. 38
Title: French art from Australian collections
Organizer: Queensland Art Gallery
Venue: Queensland Art Gallery
Opening: Jun 1959
Closing: Jul 1959
Title: An exhibition of French art at the National Art Gallery of New South Wales
Venue: Art Gallery of New South Wales
Opening: 04 Oct 1944
Closing: 31 Oct 1944
Notes: cat. no. 124
Title: Society of Artists Annual Exhibition (1935)
Organizer: Society of Artists
Venue: Education Department Gallery [Loftus Street]
Opening: 06 Sep 1935
Closing: 04 Oct 1935
Notes: titled 'La Chaumière'
Title: French Paintings by the Impressionists and Modern Artists
Venue: W Scott & Sons
Opening: Dec 1934
Closing: Dec 1934
Notes: cat.no. 5, as 'La Chaumiere' lent by Alex Reid & Lefevre
Title: French painting of the Nineteenth Century
Organizer: National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Venue: Art Association of Montreal
Opening: Mar 1934
Closing: Mar 1934
Notes: cat.no. 89, as 'Paysage' lent by Etienne Bignou, Paris
Venue: The Art Gallery of Toronto
Opening: Feb 1934
Closing: Feb 1934
Notes: cat.no. 89, as 'Paysage' lent by Etienne Bignou, Paris
Venue: National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Opening: Jan 1934
Closing: Jan 1934
Notes: cat.no. 89, as 'Paysage' lent by Etienne Bignou, Paris
Title: Oeuvres récentes de C. Pissarro
Venue: Boussod, Valadon & Co
Opening: Feb 1890
Closing: Feb 1890
Notes: cat.no. 13
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