The Marketplace at Gisors (Rue Cappeville)

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The Marketplace at Gisors (Rue Cappeville)

1894-1895

Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903)

A painter who delighted in rainy days, Pissarro aimed for a soft gray look in many of his prints. He invented a tool for the purpose, a cone of rolled emery paper, with which he would roughen parts of his designs. The roughened patches would then print a muted tonalities.

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Object Details

Title:

The Marketplace at Gisors (Rue Cappeville)

Date:

1894-1895

Artist:

Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903)

Medium:

Etching and drypoint

Dimensions:

Image: 6 5/8 × 4 3/8 inches (16.9 × 11.1 cm) Plate: 7 3/4 × 5 9/16 inches (19.7 × 14.1 cm) Sheet: 11 5/8 × 8 1/16 inches (29.6 × 20.4 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Joseph E. Temple Fund and the Edgar Viguers Seeler Fund, 1948

Accession Number:

1948-76-243

Geography:

Made in France, Europe

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