Usine À Saint-Ouen-L’aumône, La Crue De L’oise (1873)
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In "Usine À Saint-Ouen-L’aumône, La Crue De L’oise" (1873), Camille Pissarro captures a serene yet industrious scene along the banks of the Oise River. The painting showcases Pissarro's expertise in depicting natural light and atmosphere through the Impressionist style that he helped pioneer.The setting is a flooded landscape, where the swollen waters of the Oise creep around a small industrial site. Two large smokestacks dominate the skyline, their rigid vertical lines contrasting sharply with the soft, fluid contours of the overflowing river. Wisps of smoke escape into the clouded sky, suggesting the ongoing activity despite the encroaching water.Foregrounded are the bluish and grayish waters of the river, dotted with reflections that mirror the overcast sky. A small boat can be seen tethered near the shore, idle amidst the calm expanse of water. Submerged trees emerge from the flood, their bare branches hinting at the season and the resilience of nature in the face of industrial expansion.This painting uniquely combines elements of human enterprise and natural occurrence, reflecting both the impacts of human industry on the environment and the formidable, unpredictable power of nature.
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Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing. — Camille Pissarro
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) was born on St.Thomas (now the US Virgin Islands) to a Portuguese father and a Dominican mother. He went to Paris to study art at Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He was an early pioneer of pointillism and neo-impressionism and later became a mentor of many famous impressionist painters including Cezanne, Manet, Renoir, and Gauguin. His paintings depicted rural and urban French landscapes and lifestyle. Many of his works politically captured images of peasants and laborers. Today, he is considered the father of impressionism.