Camille Pissarro (1830-1903)

Scène de rue, Lisieux

Details

Camille Pissarro (1830-1903)
Scène de rue, Lisieux
stamped with initials 'C.P.' (Lugt 613e; lower right) and inscribed 'Lisieux' (lower left)
charcoal on paper
8 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (20.6 x 13 cm.)
Drawn in Summer 1901

Provenance

Estate of the artist.
Mme Rodo-Pissarro (by descent from the above).
Arbit Blatas, New York and Paris (acquired from the above).
Regina Resnick.
Schillay Fine Art, Inc., New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, December 2000.

Lot Essay

Joachim Pissarro has confirmed the authenticity of this drawing.

Pissarro's fascination with Gothic architecture brought him and his son Ludovic-Rodolphe to Lisieux, a picturesque city in Normandy, for two days in the summer of 1901.

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