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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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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