The Church and Manor House at Éragny
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Pissarro moved to the village of Éragny in April 1884 and painted this view soon after. While in Éragny the artist’s style of painting evolved dramatically: his brushstrokes became shorter, forming a more regular pattern across the surface of the canvas. Somewhat unusually for Pissarro, no working people appear in this view to lend local color or suggest a narrative, creating an almost eerie sense of stillness.
Inscription
Provenance
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Durand-Ruel, Paris, January, 1910, no. 34; Erwin Swan, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Hirschl and Adler Galleries, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; M. Knoedler and Co., New York, March 1954 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Jacob Blaustein, Baltimore, 1954, by purchase; Barbara B. Hirschhorn, Elizabeth B. Roswell and Morton K. Blaustein [date of acquisition unknown], by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1991, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2024-2025 | Reinstallation 2024: Art and Process. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2014-2016 | From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2010-2011 | 19th Century Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum. Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin. |
| 2002-2004 | A Magnificent Age: Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte. |
| 1999-2000 | Vive la France! French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1998 | Before Monet: Landscape Painting in France and Impressionist Masters: Highlights from The Walters Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 3/1/1992 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 3/2/1992 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 7/1/1992 | Treatment | repaired; loss compensation; coated |
| 8/1/2000 | Treatment | loss compensation |
Geographies
France, Éragny (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: H: 21 1/4 × W: 26 5/16 in. (54 × 66.8 cm)
Framed: H: 34 5/8 × W: 29 3/4 × D: 4 in. (87.9 × 75.6 × 10.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara B. Hirschhorn, Elizabeth B. Roswell, and Mary Jane Blaustein in memory of Jacob and Hilda Blaustein, 1991
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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37.2653