the road to versailles louveciennes snow camille pissarro

the road to versailles louveciennes snow camille pissarroA snow covered road crosses the painting diagonally, lined with pale coloured houses and a few bare trees. Bundled up figures walk through the snow, one in the foreground and others further along the road. On the right, a cart is partially visible, parked in front of a house. The sky is bluish grey, crossed by slight pinkish hues, evoking a dry but bright cold. Camille Pissarro depicts the road from Versailles to Louveciennes under the snow, probably

offering a masterly lesson in minimalist art

the year Hitler came to power

a major figure of Post-Impressionism

The colours are pale and nuanced with grey

while maintaining a strong frontal presence

We see skyscrapers

accompanied by the painter Norbert Goeneutte and Renoir's younger brother

celestial dimension

this oil painting captures the essence of a cycle race

Auguste Renoir painted it alongside Claude Monet

The sunflowers

One of the pioneers of Post-Impressionism