'The Pilots' Jetty, Le Havre, Morning, Cloudy and Misty Weather', Camille Pissarro

Artwork details

Artist

Camille Pissarro (1830‑1903)

Title

The Pilots' Jetty, Le Havre, Morning, Cloudy and Misty Weather

Anse des pilotes, Le Havre, matin, temps gris, brumeux

Date 1903

MediumOil paint on canvas

Dimensionssupport: 651 x 813 mm frame: 870 x 1040 x 110 mm

Collection

Tate

Acquisition Presented by Lucien Pissarro, the artist's son 1948

Reference

N05833

On loan to Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza (Madrid, Spain)

Display caption

Pissarro's last landscapes were of the harbour at Le Havre, where he stayed for three months in a first floor room of a hotel, painting from the balcony. The balcony commanded a fine view of the harbour in three main directions: towards the jetty, towards the pilot's jetty, and in the direction of the outer port. Thus he could work on three pictures, or three series of pictures, recording the changing aspects of these motifs at different times of day and in different weather. The title shows Pissarro's insistence on linking the 'truthfulness' of his scenes to the particular weather conditions of the time of painting.

September 2004