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Houses by a Road

Camille Pissarro

National Gallery of Art

This drawing is from a lower perspective, looking up a hill on the left towards a group of buildings, with a path or road winding into the distance on the right. The houses on the hill face the right, and we see them from the side. They have pointed roofs with some low chimneys, and low trees or bushes are between them. Closer to us, at the base of the hill, there is a low stone wall and grassy vegetation beside the path, while more buildings are visible in the distance under a clear sky. The drawing is done in dark gray lines on a light gray background.

Artwork Details

Date
1859
Medium
pen and brown ink with graphite on gray-blue laid paper
Dimensions
4483 × 3422 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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