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Wooded Landscape at L'Hermitage, Pontoise
1879
(French, 1830–1903)
Platemark: 21.9 x 26.9 cm (8 5/8 x 10 9/16 in.); Overall: 26.9 x 35.6 cm (10 9/16 x 14 in.)
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 2004.105
Catalogue raisonné: Delteil 16, state V/V; Shapiro VI/VI
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Pissarro made this print for the journal Le Jour et la nuit that he planned with Edgar Degas, but was never realized.Description
Camille Pissarro depicted this view of Pontoise, the Parisian suburb where he lived at the time, using a range of etching techniques. He evoked the effects of natural light amid the shadowy forest by combining grainy aquatint with softground—a process that creates loose, painterly lines and tone. Although primarily known as painters, many of the Impressionists took up printmaking, developing new techniques to translate the effects of natural light. Pissarro, especially, experimented with etching, working extensively with the technique alongside Edgar Degas around the time this print was made.- Richard Cole, New York; To his widow, by descent, 1969; [Margo Pollins Schab, Inc., 1000 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10028]
- Glaubinger, Jane, "Generous Donors: The Print Club of Cleveland continues to enrich the collection.". Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine. Vol. 47, no. 07 (September 2007): 5-7. Reproduced: P. 6; Mentioned P. 6, 7. archive.orgSalsbury, Britany. "A Lasting Impression: To mark the Print Club of Cleveland's centennial, a new exhibition highlights some of the group's major donations." Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol.59, no. 2 (March/April 2019): 34-35. Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 35.
- A Lasting Impression: Gifts of the Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 5-September 22, 2019).CMA (organizer). Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Korea: Dec. 18, 2006 - March 31, 2007; Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea: Apr. 7 - May 20, 2007: "Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art"Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Seoul Art Center, South Korea (December 22, 2006-March 28, 2007); Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, South Korea (April 7-May 20, 2007); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 2007-January 13, 2008).
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