Camille Jacob PissarroFrench, 1830–1903The Bather
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Not on view at present
Where is “The Bather” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1963.10.54
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In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
In the life of Camille Jacob Pissarro
The whole lifeApril 1884
Settles at Éragny-sur-Epte
In April 1884 Pissarro and his family settled at Éragny-sur-Epte, a village near Gisors, where he lived for the rest of his life; he wrote to his son Lucien that the house was superb, with a garden and meadows. The house, garden, orchard, meadows and farm workers became recurring subjects for the last nineteen years of his career.
1893
A studio in the converted barn
In 1893 Pissarro altered the barn bordering the garden to create a large studio on its upper floor: the north wall was fitted with an arched glazed opening about three metres wide and another opening faced west over the orchard towards Bazincourt; he described the progress of the work in detail to Lucien.
1894–1898
Travel: Netherlands
1897
The death of his son Félix
Pissarro's son Félix, born in 1874, died, one of the six of Camille's children who became painters.
1897
A trip to London: Bedford Park
In 1897 Pissarro painted in London again: several oils described as views of Bedford Park, Chiswick, in fact show the nearby Stamford Brook area, except for one of Bath Road.
1897–1903
City views from hotel windows
A recurring eye infection prevented Pissarro from working outdoors except in warm weather, so he began to paint street scenes from the windows of hotel rooms, often on upper floors for a broader view; this produced views of Rouen, Paris, Le Havre and Dieppe, and on his visits to London he did the same.
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