FINAL PART TO IMPRESSIONISM THE ANALYSIS OF A PAINTING BY PISSARRO
“THE LOUVRE FROM PONT NEUF” Small & Thin Brushstrokes Impressionist was about truth
The eye then drifts off with the
and accuracy but it was also the
boats, up to the horizon where the
birth of a technique involving small
eye then observes the architecture.
and thin brush strokes, to still
Lastly the eye is drawn to the
represent direct observation. Artist
foreground where the civilians are
Camille Pissaro uses this technique
placed, up the tree branches and off
in the painting “The Louvre from the
into the skyline. When viewing the
Pont Neuf” (1902).
piece, it is noticeable that the image is balanced due to the use of
Pissarro’s
perspective
piece is
and having
composed of
objects
the view from a
closer and
famous bridge
others in
in Paris,
the horizon.
France, Pont
Another
Neuf. The
aspect that
painting is
units the
landscape
entire art
representation
work is the
of the view
technique of
with the incorporation of everyday
small thing brush strokes used
life and individuals. The view looks
throughout the painting. This
upon the water along with the
technique units all of the subject
Louvre Museum. The foreground of
matter, regardless of their distance
the image consists of boats drifting
from the artist or viewer. The use of
into the horizon and at the bottom
light to contrast the image reflects
left corner, there are four individuals
the realism of the piece. With the
walking along a bridge or platform.
combination of the small bursh
At first glance, the eye is focused
strokes and light, the image is given
into the center of the image where
a realistic effect due to the way the
the source of light is highlighting the
source of light (the sun) is
water in different hues of orange.
highlighting the water in which the [Pick the date] [Edition 1, Volume 1]
“Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.”
- Pissarro