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Banks of the Oise at Dawn

1888

Louis Hayet

(French, 1864–1940)
Culture
France
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
51 x 71 cm (20 1/16 x 27 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Sundry Art - Miscellaneous Fund 2019.18
Public Domain
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Location
222 Impressionism & Post-Impressionism
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Hayet received considerable critical praise for his original idea of developing a Neo-Impressionist color chart that incorporates gray tones.

Description

Louis Hayet was an important, early practitioner of Neo-Impressionism, or Pointillism, the practice of applying small strokes or dots of paint so that from a distance the hues visually blend together and create an intense sensation of color and light. Notice the way in which Hayet painted the pale dawn sky—and its reflection in the River Oise—with strokes of pink, orange, blue, yellow, and green paint. When seen at a distance, the effect is of early morning, before the sun has fully risen.
A horizontally oriented oil painting uses distinct dabs of color to create a hazy river landscape in muted tones of pale blue, green, and yellow. A river flows from the center toward the foreground, reflecting spindly trees lining the left bank. On the right, houses and trees stand behind a sloping shore. Small boats rest on the water and land under a vast sky filled with shimmering, pale light.

Banks of the Oise at Dawn

1888

Louis Hayet

(French, 1864–1940)
France

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