The Louvre, Morning, Sunlight
- Artist
- Camille Pissarro, French, 1830–1903
- Date
- 1901
- Material
- Oil on canvas
- depicts
- Paris, Île-de-France region, France, Europe
- Classification
- Paintings
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 29 x 36 1/2 in. (73.7 x 92.7 cm)
framed: 37 5/8 x 45 1/8 x 4 1/4 in. (95.6 x 114.6 x 10.8 cm) - Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Rights
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- Object Number
- 225:1916
NOTES
As a young man, Camille Pissarro advised that the best way to advance French art would be to burn down the Louvre Museum, thus eradicating the influence of the art of the past. By the end of his career, his views had mellowed and he produced a series of several views of the Louvre in different light and weather conditions, as seen here. This painting captures the soft light of early morning and is animated by color accents of a tugboat and barges on the River Seine.
Provenance
- 1902
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, France
1902 - 1916
Durand-Ruel Galleries, New York, NY, USA, purchased from Galerie Bernheim-Jeune [1]
1916 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Durand-Ruel Galleries [2]
Notes:
[1] Per catalogue raisonné [Joachim Pissaro, "Pissarro: Critical Catalogue of Paintings," 2005, cat. no. 1405].
[2] Per invoice from Durand-Ruel Galleries dated October 25, 1916 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Administrative Control of the City Art Museum, October 20, 1916.
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, France
1902 - 1916
Durand-Ruel Galleries, New York, NY, USA, purchased from Galerie Bernheim-Jeune [1]
1916 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Durand-Ruel Galleries [2]
Notes:
[1] Per catalogue raisonné [Joachim Pissaro, "Pissarro: Critical Catalogue of Paintings," 2005, cat. no. 1405].
[2] Per invoice from Durand-Ruel Galleries dated October 25, 1916 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Administrative Control of the City Art Museum, October 20, 1916.