Camille PISSARRO
French 1830-1903
The banks of the Viosne at
Osny in grey weather, winter
1883
oil on canvas
65.3 x 54.5 cm
Felton Bequest 1927
3466-3

The small village of Osny and its environs northwest of Paris provided subjects for many of Pissarro's more intimate compositions.
His subjects are not the more spectacular views but landscapes of low bare hills, slender saplings and village roofs.
This painting dates from a period of experimentation and transition in which the paint surface is densely worked with small brush strokes.