Rabbit Warren at Pontoise, Snow

1879

Along with Impressionist painters Claude Monet and Alfred Sisley, Pissarro pursued the theme of snow throughout his career, producing nearly 100 “snow” paintings. In 1879 France experienced an extraordinarily severe winter, which Pissarro explored in this and other works painted at his home in Pontoise, 30 miles west of Paris. Here snow covers the ground, houses, and vegetation in a frothy coat that resulted from the artist’s vigorous brushwork.

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Artist

Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903)

Date

1879

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

59.2 × 72.3 cm (23 5/16 × 28 7/16 in.); Framed: 85.8 × 99.1 × 12.7 cm (33 3/4 × 39 × 5 in.)

Origin

France

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Credit

Gift of Marshall Field