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Camille Pissarro

The Mender

c. 1881
pen and black ink and gray wash over graphite heightened with white gouache

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

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.

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