The Louvre under Snow
1902 · Oil on canvas · The National Gallery, London
The whole painting, uncropped, on a printed cream mat with its title beneath.
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About this work
- Artist
- Camille Pissarro (1830–1903)
- Year
- 1902
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 66.3 × 81.3 cm
- Collection
- The National Gallery, London
- Movement
- Impressionism
Snow lies on the trees, railings and paving of a small garden at the tip of an island in the Seine. Beyond it, the grey river runs past moored barges and small boats to the Pont des Arts, with the long front of the Louvre on the far bank to the right. A misty, yellow-grey sky fills the upper half of the picture. Camille Pissarro painted the view in early 1902 from the apartment he rented at 28 place Dauphine, at the western tip of the Île de la Cité. It belongs to a group of 26 pictures he made there that winter, among some 60 views from the apartment. He signed and dated it 1902 at the lower left. The National Gallery in London bought it in 1932 from the artist's son, Lucien Pissarro.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
Silvery greys, creams and soft browns: snowy trees, the Seine and the Louvre in winter mist. A quiet piece for a study, living room or entryway, paired with Hassam's Winter in Union Square; a black frame suits the city greys.
Size, framing & materials
- Style
- Impressionism painting
- Era
- 20th century (1902)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- classic
- Rooms
- living room, hallway or entryway, study or library, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard. See it to scale on your wall →
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
- Restored in-house from the original painting, cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution
- Museum-quality archival paper: heavyweight, acid-free, resists yellowing
- Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size
- Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen
