Field and Mill at Osny, 1885
1885
Medium
Etching, drypoint, and aquatint on laid paper (Van Gelder); sixth state of six
Dimensions
sheet: 11 1/8 x 17 3/4 in. (28.3 x 45.1 cm) plate: 6 1/8 x 9 7/16 in. (15.6 x 23.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of W. L. Andrews, 1917
Accession Number
17.70.2
Tags
Art Historical Context
Camille Pissarro'sField and Mill at Os* (1885) captures the serene rural charm of the French countryside near Paris, where the artist lived and worked during the 1880s. As a leading figure in Impressionism, Pissarro often depicted everyday landscapes with a focus on light, atmosphere, and the beauty of peasant life. This print shows a pastoral scene featuring fields, a mill,, houses, and grazing cows, evoking the of rural Osny and reflecting the era's fascination with nature amid rapid industrialization. Rendered in etching, drypoint, and aquatint on laid Van Gelder paper, the work demonstrat...
About the Artist
Camille Pissarro · 1831–1903
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) stands as the patriarch of Impressionism, the only artist to exhibit in all eight Impressionist exhibitions and a mentor whose influence shaped the trajectory of modern art. Born Jacob Abraham Camille Pissarro on the Caribbean island of St. Thomas to a Jewish-Portuguese merchant family, he abandoned the family business to pursue painting, eventually settling in Paris i...