Caption

Eglise d'osny, près Pontoise, Church of Osny, print, A meadow with two women sitting under a tree. Behind a low wall the village of Osny, with a number of houses and a church., inscription: 'No 5 Epreuve d'artiste', printmaker: Camille Jacob Pissarro, France, 1885, printer (person), paper, etching, aquatint, drypoint, aquatint and drypoint, height 120 mm x width 160 mm, height 218 mm x width 298 mm, village, Pontoise, Osny, A sepia-toned sketch shows a landscape with tall, leafless trees with thin, twisting branches dominating the foreground, their trunks and limbs rendered with dark, textured strokes. Beneath the trees two seated figures are sketched with simple, indistinct outlines on the ground. To the left a cluster of buildings is suggested with angled roofs and rough, patterned shading, while toward the center-right a taller structure with a pointed roof rises above other rooflines. The background features a horizontal field and faint, textured sky with scattered soft shading and grainy patches. The overall image is composed of delicate, varied pencil or charcoal marks creating an impression of trees, buildings, ground, and sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A89_296

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42.3Mb (6.1Mb) / 14.7in x 11.2in / 4396 x 3361 (300dpi)

Keywords

Eglise d'osny près Pontoise Church Osny print meadow two women sitting under tree low wall village number houses church inscription No 5 Epreuve d'artiste printmaker Camille Jacob Pissarro France 1885 printer person paper etching aquatint drypoint height 120 mm x width 160 mm height 218 mm x 298 mm Pontoise sepia-toned sketch landscape tall leafless trees thin twisting branches dominating foreground trunks limbs rendered dark textured strokes Beneath trees two seated figures sketched simple indistinct outlines ground left cluster buildings suggested angled roofs rough patterned shading center-right taller structure pointed roof rises rooflines background features horizontal field faint textured sky scattered soft shading grainy patches image composed delicate varied pencil charcoal marks creating impression trees sky