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The Mender
Camille Pissarroc. 1881
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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.
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- Title: The Mender
- Creator: Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903)
- Date Created: c. 1881
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 15.1 x 10.2 cm (5 15/16 x 4 in.)
- Provenance: (Kraushaar Galleries, New York, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Drawing
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1927.298
- Medium: pen and black ink and gray wash over graphite heightened with white gouache
- Inscriptions: signed, lower right, in graphite: C Pissarro; by artist, upper left, in graphite: lumière; by artist, upper right, in graphite: gris; by artist, upper right, in graphite: jaun; VERSO, by artist?, upper right, in graphite: CP81 / a - [illegible][crossed out]; lower left, in graphite: 21952; lower right, in graphite: Nº 13 [underlined]
- Fun Fact: At the time this drawing was made, Camille Pissarro lived in the small village of Pontoise. He remained there for over a decade to immerse himself in the type of rural life that he depicted in his art.
- Department: Drawings
- Culture: France, 19th century
- Credit Line: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
- Collection: DR - French
- Accession Number: 1927.298
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