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Lot Essay
Joachim Pissarro has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Camille Pissarro stayed in London for two months (May-June) in 1890 - the first of three trips there than he undertook in the 1890s. He was impressed with the green suburbs of the city, to which he returned in 1892 and 1897. As he explained to his wife in his letters of May 1890, he did not have a minute to himself, occupied as he was in visits to museums and parks, which greatly inspired him. He particularly liked Hampton Court. Christopher Lloyd and Joachim Pissarro have suggested that the present watercolour served as the basis for the oil Hampton Court Green (P & V 746, National Gallery, Washington D.C.). They also believe that the work depicts a game of cricket, a subject that Pissarro painted later in 1897 (P&V 1005, 1007 and 1008), at Bedford Park.
Camille Pissarro stayed in London for two months (May-June) in 1890 - the first of three trips there than he undertook in the 1890s. He was impressed with the green suburbs of the city, to which he returned in 1892 and 1897. As he explained to his wife in his letters of May 1890, he did not have a minute to himself, occupied as he was in visits to museums and parks, which greatly inspired him. He particularly liked Hampton Court. Christopher Lloyd and Joachim Pissarro have suggested that the present watercolour served as the basis for the oil Hampton Court Green (P & V 746, National Gallery, Washington D.C.). They also believe that the work depicts a game of cricket, a subject that Pissarro painted later in 1897 (P&V 1005, 1007 and 1008), at Bedford Park.