“Chemin de Pontoise, Auvers-sur-Oise depicts a sunny day in Pontoise, a bustling market town about twenty-five miles northwest of Paris where Pissarro lived in 1866-1868 and again from 1872-1882. The canvas was painted in 1876, at the apex of Pissarro’s career as an Impressionist landscape painter. Christopher Lloyd and Anne Distel have described Pissarro’s work from this period as “the most purely Impressionist in [his] entire oeuvre” (Pissarro, exh. cat., Hayward Gallery, London, 1980, p. 79). Pissarro’s work from Pontoise also had a profound influence upon a whole generation of painters, notably Paul Cézanne and Paul Gauguin, who came to the Oise valley to work alongside the older artist. Cézanne later referred to Pissarro as “the first Impressionist,” and proclaimed, “We may all descend from Pissarro” (quoted in B.E. White, Impressionists Side by Side, New York, 1996, p. 109).”
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The painting is serene and beautiful. And I love the song. Thank you!
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Thanks for visiting, Sheila. Have a wonderful Thursday! 😎
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Beautiful art work , Sunny 👏
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I am happy you enjoy this, Anita. Thanks for visiting and sharing your thoughts. 😎🌻🙏
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Thank you for this beautiful post. It took me back to my youth!😊🙏💖
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Ahh…those were the days! Thanks for visiting and sharing your thoughts, Aladin. 😎🌻🙏
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You are most welcome.🥰💕
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Oh, you can practically feel the warmth of that sunlight!
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Good afternoon, Ana! He accomplished this with delicate flicks of a brush and subtle changes in warm golds and yellows – my favorite part! 😎💕🙏
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I’m completely unacquainted with artistic technique which you so beautifully describe ~ really, you should think about writing some of your own commentary for the site ~ but it sure is effective!
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I appreciate your kind words, Ana. As a total novice, I don’t feel qualified to offer original commentary lol…When I started this blog in 2018, my goal was to slowly acquaint myself with some basic knowledge about art and other things I enjoy – one small bite at a time. The real pleasure, of course, has been meeting people like you. 😘🥰💞
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I don’t know ~ you may have become profound yourself without really noticing it! 🤭
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😘🥰❤️
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I love knowing these types of details as well. Thank you!
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My pleasure, always, Katie. 😊🌻
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Magníficos jardin e casa de Monet que visitei semana passada, à ver pelo menos uma vez na vida. Recomendo.
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How wonderful that you visited Monet’s gardens, Caiçara! Someday I would love to see it. 🌻
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