view of the hermitage cote de gratte coqs pontoise camille pissarro

view of the hermitage cote de gratte coqs pontoise camille pissarroHouses with light coloured walls and red tiled roofs are scattered across a green hillside. A dirt track runs from bottom to top, lined with vegetation and young trees. Several human figures bring the landscape to life: two women and a child walk in the foreground, while other people can be seen further away, near the houses. The background is occupied by a wooded hill under a blue sky dotted with a few clouds. In this view of Pontoise, Camille

in a grove bathed in light

based on the repetition and confrontation of forms

true to Lempicka's captivating universe

machines and scenery merge into a compact visual architecture

symbolized by clock motifs and fluid textures

but to construct a visual architecture where man and material modernity coexist in a rigorous balance

it is one of the artist's best known works

The colour palette used by Klimt in this work is vibrant and rich

The subject of this expressionnist painting is old age

Each object seems to be placed without any logical connection

others accompanied by children

such as an open suitcase and scattered clothes