Camille PISSARRO (1830-1903)
Le marché à Pontoise, 1884
Gouache and watercolour on paper.
Signed and dated lower left.
Gouache and watercolour on paper.
Signed and dated lower left.
H_26,8 cm W_20,8 cm
Provenance:
- acquired by the Galerie Durand-Ruel, 16 May 1889
- acquired from Paul Durand-Ruel by Jeanne and Fernand Moch in 1924
- remained in the family since
- private collection
Exhibition: Camille Pissarro, Paris, Galerie Durand-Ruel, 27 Jan.-19 Feb. 1921, no. 50 Feb. 1921, no. 50.
Bibliography: Ludovic Rodo Pissarro and Lionello Venturi, Catalogue Raisonné, Camille Pissarro, Son art - son oeuvre. 1939, no. 1388.
We thank Claire Durand-Ruel of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute for providing us with all the information concerning this work.
This work will be included in the Catalogue Raisonné of gouaches being prepared by the Wildenstein Plattner Institute.
Camille Pissarro "Paint generously and without hesitation in order to keep the freshness of the first impression. Don't be intimidated by nature, at the risk of being disappointed with the result."
