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Source Description
Camille Pissarro used the French countryside and its inhabitants as the subject of his art throughout his career. He frequently depicted women sewing, often outdoors or seated beside a window, as seen in this drawing. He indicated the effects of natural light illuminating his subject with the notation "lumière" at the left margin of the drawing.
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Document identity
localId
109137
label
The Mender
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obj
dtoType
drawing
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1
Source metadata
id
109137
contentType
drawing
title
The Mender
description
Camille Pissarro used the French countryside and its inhabitants as the subject of his art throughout his career. He frequently depicted women sewing, often outdoors or seated beside a window, as seen in this drawing. He indicated the effects of natural light illuminating his subject with the notation "lumière" at the left margin of the drawing.
date
c. 1881
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80001259
creators
1836
genreSpecific
Drawing
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 15.1 x 10.2 cm (5 15/16 x 4 in.)
cul
France, 19th century
accession
1927.298
Source extras
tec
pen and black ink and gray wash over graphite heightened with white gouache
tombstone
The Mender, c. 1881. Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903). Pen and black ink and gray wash over graphite heightened with white gouache; sheet: 15.1 x 10.2 cm (5 15/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.298
collection
DR - French
inscriptions
inscription
signed, lower right, in graphite: C Pissarro; by artist, upper left, in graphite: lumière; by artist, upper right, in graphite: gris; by artist, upper right, in graphite: jaun; VERSO, by artist?, upper right, in graphite: CP81 / a - [illegible][crossed out]; lower left, in graphite: 21952; lower right, in graphite: Nº 13 [underlined]
didYouKnow
At the time this drawing was made, Camille Pissarro lived in the small village of Pontoise. He remained there for over a decade to immerse himself in the type of rural life that he depicted in his art.
citations
citation
C.W. Kraushaar Art Galleries.<em> Exhibition of Modern French Paintings, Water Colors and Drawings</em>. Exh. Cat. New York: C.W. Kraushaar Art Galleries, 1927.
page_number
Mentioned: no. 49
creditline
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
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2026-05-29 05:49:56.756000
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109137
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Drawings
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DR - French
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pen and black ink and gray wash over graphite heightened with white gouache
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Jewish artists
male
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1
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0
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photo
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