Shepherdess bringing sheep in
Camille Pissarro · 1886
Why it's great
A young woman guides her flock of sheep home at the end of the day, in soft golden light. Pissarro loved to paint country people at their work, because he felt the same dignity as in the lives of city people. He used small dots and dashes of color to make the light shimmer. It's a gentle image of rural life.
Where to see it
📍 Fred Jones Jr. Museum of ArtOklahoma, United States
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Camille Pissarro was born on the island of St. Thomas in the Caribbean and moved to France as a teen. He was the oldest of the Impressionists and a father figure and teacher to many younger painters, including Cézanne. He painted farms, villages and city streets in France. He died in Paris in 1903. Pissarro came from a Sephardic Jewish family, and his background shaped his lifelong sympathy for ordinary working people.
