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PISSARRO, Camille: A Cowherd at Pontoise

🖼 A Cowherd at Pontoise, 1874
Oil on canvas
55 × 92 cm
New York, United States

Soft light bathes a rural figure tending cattle among Pontoise's fields, rendered in loose brushwork that captures fleeting atmosphere. This intimate scene exemplifies Impressionism's focus on everyday labor and natural light effects, establishing Pissarro's mastery of rural French landscapes.

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