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Fishmarket

1902

Camille Pissarro

(French, 1830–1903)
Culture
France, 20th century
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Unframed: 66 x 81.3 cm (26 x 32 in.)
Credit Line
Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.113
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Pissarro painted this work from an upper level hotel room in Dieppe. He was suffering from a recurring eye infection at the time that prevented him from working outdoors.

Description

This impressive view of a bustling fish market belongs to a series of paintings that Pissarro made during the summer of 1902 depicting the harbor at Dieppe. Borrowing from the Impressionist method of portraying a modern city from a high vantage point, he enlivened the scene with rich, vibrant colors applied with energetic, broken brushstrokes. Ever concerned with the fleeting effects of atmosphere, Pissarro painted the interpenetration of industrial steam with the clouds in the brilliant, sunlit sky.
A horizontally oriented oil painting with thick, layered brushstrokes creates a slightly blurry scene of a harbor in beige colors, crowds of people gathering in the lower center of the painting, a row of townhouses in the background, and a glimpse of water and boats in the lower right. Above, loose brushstrokes paint a blue sky with white clouds.

Fishmarket

1902

Camille Pissarro

(French, 1830–1903)
France, 20th century

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