St Mary's Church in the mist, East Knoyle

Details

Lucien Pissarro (1863-1944)
St Mary's Church in the mist, East Knoyle
signed with a monogram and dated '1917' (lower right)
oil on canvas
20¾ x 25½ in. (52.7 x 64.7 cm.)
Painted in February, 1917.

Provenance

Dr Ruth Bensusan-Butt, a gift from the artist.

Literature

B. Berry, 'Lucien Pissarro at East Knoyle', Country Life, 23 October 1969, pp. 1034-5.
A. Thorold, A Catalogue of the Oil Paintings of Lucien Pissarro, London, 1983, p. 130, no. 257.

Exhibited

London, Goupil Gallery, English Landscapes (The Four Seasons) by Lucien Pissarro, April-May 1917, no. 56.
London, Leicester Galleries, Memorial Exhibition of Paintings and Watercolours by Lucien Pissarro, January 1946, no. 16.

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Lot Essay

In a letter to Esther Pissarro, 18 February 1917, Lucien writes, 'I have started this morning a foggy effect of about the same subject of the one I transformed into a snow scene; 19 February 1917. Meanwhile I am working I have finished the other T. 15 an effect of 'brouillard'. In fact I have only 2 more pictures to complete and I shall be able to come to town to see after things'.

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