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The banks of the Viosne at Osny in grey weather, winter
(Bords de la Viosne à Osny, temps gris, hiver)
1883
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Measurements
- 65.3 × 54.5 cm
- Inscription
- inscribed (diagonally) in red paint l.l.: C. Pissarro / 83
- Accession Number
- 3466-3
- Department
- International Painting
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1927
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Level 2, NGV International - About this work
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In 1882 Pissarro and his family moved to the village of Osny, northwest of Paris and within easy reach of the capital. This painting of a corner of Osny, seen through a stand of trees, was made in the period following a time of experimentation when Pissarro moved away from the characteristic Impressionist style in favour of a tougher paint surface, seen here in the density of the paint layer and the complexity of the brushstrokes.
- Subjects (general)
- Landscapes
- Subjects (specific)
- brush strokes France (nation) Osny (inhabited place) riverbanks trees villages Viosne (river) winter
- Provenance
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Remained in the artist's studio until his death, 1903; by descent to his daughter, Jeanne Bonin (1881-1948, née Pissarro) and husband Alexandre Bonin, 1903; with Galerie Georges Petit (dealer), by 1923; from where purchased by Knoedler Gallery (dealer), London and Paris, 14 February 1923, no. 7116 (and no. NY 15699); by which sold to Sir James Murray (1850–1933), Aberdeen, 14 July 1923[i]; his collection, Aberdeen, until 1927; included in the John Murray sale, Christie's, London, 29 April 1927, no. 80; from where purchased, on the advice of Frank Rinder, for the Felton Bequest, 1927.
[i] See M. Knoedler & Co. records, approx. 1848–1971, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 2012.M.54, Accessed: hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2012m54, Series I.A Paintings 1872–1977, Painting stockbook 7 (15140-17039), January 1921– January 1927, p. 57, via http://hdl.handle.net/10020/2012m54b7, and Series 2 Sale Books 1863–1971, Sale Book 12, January 1921 – December 1926, p. 161, accessed http://hdl.handle.net/10020/2012m54b72
Pissarro retrospective, Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris, February, 1892, no. 23; French Painters of the 19th century, Knoedler Gallery, London, 1923.
