The Shepherdess is one of many works in which the artist explores the female figure immersed in the rural landscape, a recurring subject during his years in Pontoise and Éragny between 1870 and 1890. In this work, Pissarro depicts a young peasant woman resting.
The painting is part of his broader social and political reflection on the importance of manual labor, a central theme for an artist attentive to the changes in French society in the post-revolutionary and industrial era. This artwork thus becomes a pictorial document of late-nineteenth-century rural France, in which art witnesses the historical and social transformations underway.
Sublime quality material
Printed on handmade Amalfi paper Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm With frame: 30 x 40 cm Material: Printed on high-quality handmade Amalfi paper with fringed edges Frame: Light brown beech wood and handmade wood pulp
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, also on Amalfi paper, signed by the printmaker.
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