Haymakers Resting
Maker and role
Artist: Camille Pissarro, French, 1830-1903
Year
1891
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
25 3/4 x 32in (65.4 x 81.3cm)
Credit line
Bequest of Marion Koogler McNay
Accession number
1950.115
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Department
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Further information
Pissarro’s peasant women often relax, converse, or reflect, illustrating his belief that peasant life held the basis for a harmonious, rational, and humane society. This utopian view of rural existence may account for the general tranquility in many of his country scenes.
A high horizon and monumental figures in the foreground distinguish Pissarro’s outdoor scenes from other Impressionist paintings. Densely woven brushwork, which helps viewers blend color optically, also shows the influence of Seurat and the Neo-Impressionists on Pissarro in the 1890s.
Characteristics of Impressionist painting in this work include highly visible broken brush strokes; brilliant color, in contrast to the darker tones of earlier 1800s painting; and the play of light on surfaces.
A high horizon and monumental figures in the foreground distinguish Pissarro’s outdoor scenes from other Impressionist paintings. Densely woven brushwork, which helps viewers blend color optically, also shows the influence of Seurat and the Neo-Impressionists on Pissarro in the 1890s.
Characteristics of Impressionist painting in this work include highly visible broken brush strokes; brilliant color, in contrast to the darker tones of earlier 1800s painting; and the play of light on surfaces.
Documentation
Modern Art at the McNay: A Brief History and Pictorial Survey of the Collection; William J. Chiego; 2001; p. 38
Pissarro: Critical Catalogue of Paintings; Wildenstein Institute, Joachim Pissarro (b.1959), Claire Durand-Ruel Snollaerts; 2006; 920
Camille Pissarro: Son Art--Son Œuvre; Lionello Venturi; 1939; 773
Pissarro: Critical Catalogue of Paintings; Wildenstein Institute, Joachim Pissarro (b.1959), Claire Durand-Ruel Snollaerts; 2006; 920
Camille Pissarro: Son Art--Son Œuvre; Lionello Venturi; 1939; 773
Signature & date
Signed l.l.: C. Pissarro
Dated l.l.: 1891
Dated l.l.: 1891
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