{"product_id":"le-pre-a-eragny-automne-by-camille-pissarro","title":"Le Pré à Éragny, automne by Camille Pissarro","description":"Camille Pissarro\u003cbr\u003e 1830-1903 | French \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eLe Pré à Éragny, automne\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Signed and dated \"C. Pissarro 1885\" (lower left)\u003cbr\u003e Oil on canvas \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Few artists have shaped art history as profoundly as Camille Pissarro. Hailed as the \"Father of Impressionism,\" he earned the deep respect of his peers, driving the movement through relentless innovation. Pissarro's great Impressionist landscapes from the 1880s are among the most coveted works in his oeuvre, embodying the artist's unparalleled talent for capturing the beauty of the French countryside. This painting, \u003cem\u003eLe Pré à Éragny, automne (The meadow in Éragny, autumn)\u003c\/em\u003e, depicts one of Pissarro's most beloved landscapes with exceptional luminosity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Settling in the small Normandy village of Éragny in the spring of 1884, Pissarro found in its surrounding fields an ideal environment for his artistic ideals. Unlike the urban centers that increasingly preoccupied many of his contemporaries, Éragny offered a vision of rural bliss at a time when mechanization and modernization were rapidly transforming the French landscape. In \u003cem\u003eLe Pré à Éragny, automne\u003c\/em\u003e, Pissarro presents a bucolic scene in his signature soft palette and precise brushwork, perfectly capturing the crisp atmosphere of harvest time—free from the encroachment of urbanization. Pissarro's deep attachment to this place is evident, and Éragny would become the landscape he painted most for the rest of his life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This painting also comes with important provenance and exhibition history. It was acquired directly from the artist by the most important dealer of Impressionism, Paul Durand-Ruel, and it remained with Durand-Ruel and his family for decades until 1937. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As with the greatest artists in history, the demand for Pissarro’s work remains unwavering, especially for his celebrated landscapes from the pivotal period of the 1880s. When these rare works come to market, they consistently achieve impressive sums between $2 million and $6 million. Similar landscapes by Pissarro reside in the most important museums in the world, including the Musée d'Orsay, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. and many more. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Born in St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies, Pissarro was educated in Paris from an early age and later trained at the Académie Suisse, where he formed enduring friendships with artists including Claude Monet. Over the course of his long career, he became a central figure of Impressionism and the only artist to participate in all eight of the group’s exhibitions. His influence extended well beyond his own generation, particularly through his close relationships with Paul Cézanne and Paul Gauguin, both of whom benefited from his guidance during his years at Pontoise and Éragny. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dated 1885 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Canvas: 17 3\/4\" high x 21 1\/4\" wide (45.09 x 53.98 cm)\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 27\" high x 30 1\/4\" wide x 2 3\/4\" deep (68.58 x 76.84 x 6.99 cm) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rau-sfimages.s3.amazonaws.com\/dossier\/Dossier_32-2149.pdf\" target=\"new\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eView the Dossier\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e Durand-Ruel, Paris (acquired from the artist on 8 October 1886)\u003cbr\u003e Paul Durand-Ruel, Paris\u003cbr\u003e Joseph Durand-Ruel, Rome (by 1901)\u003cbr\u003e Paul Durand-Ruel, Paris (by 1937)\u003cbr\u003e M. Fleming (acquired from the above on 23 December 1937)\u003cbr\u003e Sale: Sotheby’s London, 10 December 1969, lot 27 (illustrated in colour)\u003cbr\u003e Mr. Pringle\u003cbr\u003e Mrs. E. Ives Nartholet, New York\u003cbr\u003e Private collection, USA (acquired from the above on 17 November 1971)\u003cbr\u003e Sale: Sotheby’s New York, 3 May 2005, lot 14 (illustrated in colour; consigned by the above)\u003cbr\u003e Private collection, Paris (acquired at the above)\u003cbr\u003e M.S. Rau, New Orleans \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Literature:\u003cbr\u003e Galerie und Sammler, Zurich, 1938, no. 4 (illustrated)\u003cbr\u003e L-R. Pissarro and L. Venturi, Camille Pissarro, son Art son Oeuvre, vol. I, Paris, 1939, p. 176, no. 671\u003cbr\u003e L-R. Pissarro and L. Venturi, Camille Pissarro, son Art son Oeuvre, vol. II, Paris, 1939, pl. 139 (illustrated)\u003cbr\u003e J. Pissarro and C. D-R. Snollaerts, Pissarro, Catalogue critique des peintures, vol. III, Paris, 2005, p. 532, no. 812 (illustrated)  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Exhibited:\u003cbr\u003e Brussels, Cercle des XX, Sixième Exposition annuelle des XX, 1889, no. 3\u003cbr\u003e London, Grafton Galleries, A Selection from the pictures by Boudin, Cézanne, Degas, Manet, Monet, Morisot, Pissarro, Renoir, Sisley, 1905, no. 192 (lent by Durand-Ruel, Paris)\u003cbr\u003e London, Thomas Agnew \u0026amp; Son, Paintings and Drawings by Camille Pissarro, 1937, no. 35\u003cbr\u003e Zürich, Galerie Aktuaryus, Pissarro, Sisley, Renoir, 1938, no. 4 London, O’Hana Gallery, Three Generations of Pissarros, 1954, no. 9 ","brand":"M.S. 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