Lucien Pissarro 1863-1944
Les Oliviers, temps gris, Toulon, 1929
oil on canvas
54.6 x 64.8 cm
21 1/2 x 25 1/2 in
21 1/2 x 25 1/2 in
signed with monogram and dated
From 1922, Pissarro regularly visited the Côte d'Azur on his painting trips, drawn to the region's unique cool light. Toulon, a city along the coast, is known for its sandy...
From 1922, Pissarro regularly visited the Côte d'Azur on his painting trips, drawn to the region's unique cool light. Toulon, a city along the coast, is known for its sandy beaches, coves and hillsides peppered with olive trees, such as here. Pissarro's distinctive style was described as a 'quivering sparkle of gardens seen in the intense sunlight after rain' and the Artist referred to as an 'unhesitatingly enthusiastic' painter (H E Bates, in the foreword to the catalogue for 'Pointillists and their Period', Redfern Gallery).
Provenance
the Artist's family, recorded in a list of paintings in the Artist's house 'The Brook', prepared by John Bensusan-Butt in 1949;anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 6 May 1959;
with Arthur Tooth & Sons, London where purchased by Mrs Lerner in September 1959;
with Leicester Galleries, London, September 1963;
with Arthur Tooth & Sons, London.
Exhibitions
London, Leicester Galleries, 'Lucien Pissarro', November 1929, no.3;Birmingham, Ruskin Gallery, 'Lucien Pissarro', May 1930, no.7;
London, Ben Uri Gallery, '40th Anniversary Exhibition: Selected Works by Artists Exhibited Over the Past 40 Years', June - July 1956, no.107
