Ornamental Lake at Kew Gardens, London (Pièce d’eau à Kew, Londres)
European Art
Ornamental Lake at Kew Gardens, London (Pièce d’eau à Kew, Londres)
Artwork Details
Artist/Maker
Camille Pissarro
French, 1830–1903
French, 1830–1903
Date
1892
Medium
Oil on canvas
Accession #
2019.156
Dimensions
Framed/Mounted: 28 x 31 1/2 inches (71.1 cm x 80 cm)
Support/Overall: 18 1/8 x 21 5/8 inches, (46 cm x 54.9 cm,)
Location
On View - Stent Family Wing, Level 2, Gallery 205
Description
Like other French artists, Camille Pissarro moved his family to London at the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. Like Claude Monet, he returned to England several more times to live and work—in 1890, 1892, and 1897. This picture of the famous black swans at London’s Kew Gardens—a tourist attraction to this day—was painted during Pissarro’s 1892 visit.
Credit
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