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Colour palette

  • #878173
  • #E9DCC8
  • #DED1BD
  • #ADA393
  • #C5B9A7
  • #F0E5D0

Approximate colour proportions

  • #87817320.9%
  • #E9DCC820.7%
  • #DED1BD18.8%
  • #ADA39315.9%
  • #C5B9A713.5%
  • #F0E5D010.2%

Estimated from six colour groups in the museum image, including visible paper or borders. Reproduction and lighting affect the result; these are image-area proportions, not pigment measurements.

Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland · The Cleveland Museum of Art
Image: public domain (CC0) · Museum record & image source ↗

France, 19th century · c. 1881

The Mender

Camille Pissarro

Date
c. 1881
Medium
pen and black ink and gray wash over graphite heightened with white gouache
Dimensions
Sheet: 15.1 x 10.2 cm (5 15/16 x 4 in.)
Country / context
France
Movement / tradition
Impressionism · Source ↗
Collection
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Pathway
European and American art ↗
FROM THE MUSEUM

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.

Collection text · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0
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