woman and goat at eragny camille pissarro

woman and goat at eragny camille pissarroA woman wearing a long skirt and white headscarf walks through a field, holding a rope tied to a white goat. The scene takes place in the countryside near ragny, a village in Normandy where Camille Pissarro lived at the end of the 19th century. In the background, thatched roofs with red chimneys, neatly trimmed hedges and massive trees can be seen. The landscape opens onto a rolling plain and a blue sky dotted with light clouds. The composition is

part of the Orphism movement

the view is animated and ordinary

he ran a small color store on rue Clauzel and often accepted paintings in exchange for his wares

dominated by earthy tones and blues

urban vision of isolation

The overall tone of the sky matches that of the sandy beach and the clouds have no competition for the glowing sun

this still life was commissioned by Frida Kahlo for Samuel Fastlicht

In this view of Charing Cross Bridge

In the 20th century

this ‘Traveller’ moves through a dreamlike landscape where reality dissolves into the unconscious

où les figures humaines s'alignent avec la rigueur architecturale du pont

Several Circles is an eloquent example of Kandinsky's artistic development towards geometric abstraction and abstract expressionism