This painting, a gift from eleven art lovers from Rotterdam in 1917, was the first Impressionist painting in a Dutch public collection. Everything is blurred in this spring landscape, as if the scene is viewed through the eyelashes. The small dabs of paint give a suggestion of shimmering light.

Specifications
Title | Les Coteaux d'Auvers |
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Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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Location | This object is in storage |
Dimensions |
Height 54,5 cm Width 65 cm |
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Artists |
Schilder:
Camille Pissarro
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Accession number | 1663 (MK) |
Credits | Schenking / Donation: Rotterdamse kunstvrienden 1917 |
Department | Modern Art |
Acquisition date | 1917 |
Creation date | in 1882 |
Age artist | About 52 years old |
Material | |
Object | |
Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Camille Pissarro
Charlotte Amalie 1830 - Parijs 1903
Camille Pissarro was born on the island of Saint Thomas, one of today's Virgin Islands. In 1854 Pissarro settled in Paris. He worked in a number of studios and...
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