The House of the Deaf Woman and the Belfry at Eragny [SEP] collection
The House of the Deaf Woman and the Belfry at Eragny
The House of the Deaf Woman and the Belfry at Eragny is an 1886 oil painting by French artist Camille Pissarro, located in the Indianapolis Museum of Art, which is in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is a view of Pissarro's neighbor's yard in Eragny, created during his brief period of experimentation with pointillism.
Description.
This painting depicts Pissarro's neighbor's yard, with her brick house and the steeple of the parish church rising behind it.
adopted Seurat's revolutionary methods over the protests of his colleagues and dealer. "The House of the Deaf Woman and the Belfry at Eragny" was painted in the summer of 1886, at the height of Pissarro's enthusiasm. He was proud of the painting, submitting it to multiple prestigious exhibitions in 1887. However, by 1889 he had wearied of the labor-intensive technique, and returned to Impressionism. Thus, this canvas is triply precious for its size, quality, and rarity.
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