Poplars, Eragny

Poplars, Eragny

Camille Pissarro

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Details

Date
1895
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
36 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. (92.7 x 64.8 cm)
Department
European Paintings
Holding institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
License
CC0-1.0
Credit
Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), 1967

Art Genome Taxonomy

7 tags

Subject Matter

  • Landscapes Both · 99%

    The catalog lists Landscapes as a subject, while the image clearly presents trees, meadow, sky, and layered vegetation in an outdoor setting.

Visual Qualities

  • Bright and Vivid Colors Visual · 91%

    The image uses luminous greens and yellows with prominent accents of pale blue, white, lavender, pink, and ocher across the foliage, meadow, and sky.

  • Dense Composition Visual · 93%

    Overlapping trees, shrubs, and undergrowth occupy most of the picture plane, producing a richly filled and layered composition.

Medium and Techniques

  • Oil Painting Both · 99%

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art identifies the medium as oil on canvas, and the image visibly shows a painted surface with active, textured brushwork.

  • Short, broken marks and loosely applied strokes visibly describe leaves, grasses, branches, and patches of light across the scene.

Time Periods

  • 19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

    The work is dated 1895 in the Metropolitan Museum of Art catalog, placing it within the nineteenth century.

Geographic Regions

  • French Art Metadata · 97%

    The artist is identified as French in the catalog’s artist display, supporting an association with French art.

Source & rights

Camille Pissarro. Poplars, Eragny. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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