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The Lock at Pontoise

The Lock at Pontoise

1872
(French, 1830–1903)
Framed: 76.8 x 105.7 x 11.4 cm (30 1/4 x 41 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.); Unframed: 53 x 83 cm (20 7/8 x 32 11/16 in.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The river portrayed here is 212 miles (341 km) long.

Description

Pissarro was instrumental in developing the radically new Impressionist technique of painting quickly outdoors to capture fleeting effects of light and atmosphere. The rushing water and overcast sky in this view of a river lock near the artist’s home at Pontoise, a rural commune about 17 miles northwest of Paris, are rendered with rapid, broken brushstrokes of pure color. Painting directly on canvas without preliminary drawing, Pissarro may have executed this work in a single session. The shimmering surface of broken color conveys the sensation of natural, outdoor light.
  • Until 1900
    Charles Guasco
    1900
    (Guasco sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, June 11, 1900 (no. 60), sold to Louis
    1900-1901
    Louis Schoengrün, Paris
    1901
    (Schoengrün sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Feb. 7, 1901 (no. 27), sold to Max Behrendt)
    1901-at least 1939
    Max Behrendt, Paris
    ?
    Possibly Gouin collection, Paris
    Until 1951
    Mrs. Carmona, sold to Wildenstein
    1951-1955
    (Wildenstein & Co., New York, sold to Eleanor Allen Cunningham)
    1955-196
    Eleanor Allen (Lamont) Cunningham [1910-1961], Hartford, CT, by descent to her son, Charles Cunningham, Jr
    1961-
    Charles Cunningham, Jr.
    Until 1990
    (Artemis Fine Arts/David Carritt, Ltd., London, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1990-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Durand-Ruel Snollaerts, Claire. Camille Pissarro, le premier des impressionnistes. Paris: Hazan Editions, 2017. Referenced: cat. no. 15, p. 44-45
    Galerie Georges Petit. Tableaux modernes, pastels, aquarelles, dessins. June 11, 1900.
    Caroline Durand-Ruel Godfroy, letter to Louise d’Argencourt, May 22, 1996, in CMA curatorial file.
    Pissarro, Joachim, and Claire Durand-Ruel Snollaerts. Pissarro: critical catalogue of paintings. Paris: Wildenstein Institute Publications, 2005.
    Galerie Georges Petit. Tableaux modernes, pastels, aquarelles, dessins. June 11, 1900.
    Hôtel Drouot. Tableaux par Boudin, Forain, Guillaumin, Isabey, Jongkind, Lebourg, Lépine, Lhermitte, Pissarro, Sisley, Stevens, Thaulow, Thornley, Troyon, Ziem. Feb. 7, 1901.
    Hôtel Drouot. Tableaux par Boudin, Forain, Guillaumin, Isabey, Jongkind, Lebourg, Lépine, Lhermitte, Pissarro, Sisley, Stevens, Thaulow, Thornley, Troyon, Ziem. Feb. 7, 1901.
    Paul Rosenberg (Firm : Paris, France). Exposition d'œuvres importantes de grands maitres du dix-neuvième siècle: prêtées au profit de la Cité Universitaire de l'Université de Paris, 18 mai-27 juin 1931. Paris: Chez Paul Rosenberg, 1931.
    Pissarro, Joachim, and Claire Durand-Ruel Snollaerts. Pissarro: critical catalogue of paintings. Paris: Wildenstein Institute Publications, 2005.
    Pissarro, Ludovico Rodo. Camille Pissarro. Son Art-Son Œuvre. 1632 Illustrations. [A Catalogue-Raisonné. With an Introductory Essay by Lionello Venturi.]. 1939.
    David Carritt, Ltd., painting information sheet, in CMA curatorial file.
    David Carritt, Ltd., painting information sheet, in CMA curatorial file
    Camille Pissarro, 1830-1903 : Hayward Gallery, London, 30 October 1980-11 January 1981, Grand Palais, Paris, 30 January-27 April 1981, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 19 May-9 August 1981. London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1980.
    Pissarro, Joachim, and Claire Durand-Ruel Snollaerts. Pissarro: critical catalogue of paintings. Paris: Wildenstein Institute Publications, 2005.
    Pissarro, Joachim, and Claire Durand-Ruel Snollaerts. Pissarro: critical catalogue of paintings. Paris: Wildenstein Institute Publications, 2005.
    Pissarro, Joachim, and Claire Durand-Ruel Snollaerts. Pissarro: critical catalogue of paintings. Paris: Wildenstein Institute Publications, 2005.
    Pissarro, Joachim, and Claire Durand-Ruel Snollaerts. Pissarro: critical catalogue of paintings. Paris: Wildenstein Institute Publications, 2005.

    David Carritt, Ltd., painting information sheet, in CMA curatorial file.


    Snollaerts, Claire Durand-Ruel. Camille Pissarro: Le premier des impressionnistes = the First among the Impressionists. 2017. Cat. no. 15 p, 44-45
    Rodo,Ludovico, and Lionello Venturi. Camille Pissarro; son art--son œuvre. Paris, France: P. Rosenberg, 1939. Reproduced: no. 156, vol. I; vol. II, pl. 32
    Pissarro: Camille Pissarro, 1830-1903 : Hayward Gallery, London, 30 October 1980-11 January 1981, Grand Palais, Paris, 30 January-27 April 1981, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 19 May-9 August 1981. London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1980.
    Brettell, Richard R. Pissarro and Pontoise: The Painter in a Landscape. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1990. Reproduced: p. 19, fig. 13
    "Consolidated Audited Annual Report." Artemis 89-90 (1991). Mentioned and reproduced: p. 32-33
    Hinson, Tom E. "Notable Acquisitions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 78, no. 3 (June 1991): 63-147. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 86 www.jstor.org
    Chong, Alan. European & American Painting in the Cleveland Museum of Art: A Summary Catalogue. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1993. Reproduced: p. 183
    Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes (Mexico). Maestros del impresionismo. México, D.F.: Istituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1998. Reproduced: p. 136-137
    D' Argencourt, Louise, and Roger Diederen. Catalogue of Paintings. Pt. 4. European Paintings of the 19th Century. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1974. Mentioned and reproduced: v. 2, p. 491-495, no. 171
    Patry, Sylvie. Paul Durand-Ruel: le pari de l'impressionnisme. Paris, France: Réunion des musées nationaux,2014. Reproduced: p. 96, fig. 65; Mentioned: p. 261
    Patry, Sylvie, Anne Robbins, Christopher Riopelle, Joseph J. Rishel, and Jennifer A. Thompson. Inventing Impressionism: Paul Durand-Ruel and the Modern Art Market. London, United Kingdom: National Gallery Company, 2015. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 261, no. 64
    Pissarro à Pontoise. Cergy-Pontoise Val d'Oise, le département, 2017. Reproduced: P. 9
    Snollaerts, Claire Durand-Ruel and Christophe Duvivier. Camille Pissarro: le premier des impressionnistes = the first among the impressionists. Vanves: Éditions Hazan, [2017]; Paris: Musée Marmottan Monet, 2017. Reproduced: P. 14-15, cat. 15
    Basch, Sophie. Le Japonisme, Un Art Français. Œuvres En Sociétés. Dijon: Les Presses du réel, 2022. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 87-89, fig. 44
  • Stories From Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).
    Camille Pissarro - The First Among the Impressionists. Musée Marmottan Monet, 75016, Paris, France (organizer) (February 23-July 16, 2017).
    Paul Durand-Ruel and Impressionism. Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, France (October 15, 2014-February 8, 2015); National Gallery, London, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (March 4-May 31, 2015); Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA (June 18-September 13, 2015).
    Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Beijing World Art Museum, China (May 26-August 27, 2006); Mori Art Center (September 16-November 26, 2006); Seoul Art Center, South Korea (December 22, 2006-March 28, 2007); Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, South Korea (April 7-May 20, 2007); Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (June 9-September 16, 2007); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 2007-January 13, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 15-June 1, 2008); Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT (June 22-September 21, 2008); The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI (October 12, 2008-January 18, 2009).
    Masters of Impressionism. Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico (November 17, 1998-February 28, 1999).
    Notable Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 15, 1991).
    Pissarro. Hayward Gallery, London, United Kingdom; Grand Palais, Paris, France; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (1980-81).
    Connecticut Collects-An Exhibition of Privately Owned Works of Art in Connecticut. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford,CT (1957).
    Exposition d'oeuvres importantes de grands maîtres du dix-neuvième siècle. Paul Rosenberg, Paris, France (1931).
    Tableaux par Camille Pissarro. Galeries Durand-Ruel, Paris, France (1928).
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