Winter Time in Éragny by Camille Pissarro

Published on 04 February 2022, by Caroline Legrand

Auction on 13 February 2022 - 10:30 (CET) - 14, rue des Jardins - 59000 Lille

Not seen on the market for nearly forty years, a landscape of Éragny attests to Camille Pissarro's assiduous attention to the motif of the changing seasons.

Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), Poplars in Winter,Snow Effect, Éragny, ca. 1895, oil... Winter Time in Éragny by Camille Pissarro

Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), Poplars in Winter,Snow Effect, Éragny, ca. 1895, oil on canvas, monogrammed "CP", 46 x 38 cm (18 x 14.9 in, detail).
Estimate: €150,000/200,000

Though the Pissarro family were forced to move to Éragny-sur-Epte in 1884 due to financial difficulties, the painter never regretted it, for there he found an inexhaustible source of inspiration. Following his exhibition at the Durand-Ruel Gallery in January 1892 - his first real success - he was delighted to be able to become the proprietor of his own house; the dealer lent him a share of the required 15,000 francs, while the largest share was generously donated by his friend…

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