# A Creek in St. Thomas (Virgin Islands), in Impressionism

Camille Pissarro painted this in 1856, aged 26. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

Our note:

> A wide creek winds between a grove of palms and tree-covered boulders, with mauve-pink mountains on the far shore and a low sun laying a yellow streak across the still water. A man in a white loincloth walks the bank with a long stick.

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## The work

- Date: 1856
- Medium: oil on academy board
- Dimensions: overall: 24.5 x 32.2 cm (9 5/8 x 12 11/16 in.) framed: 37.5 x 45.7 x 4.8 cm (14 3/4 x 18 x 1 7/8 in.)
- Type: Painting
- Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985.64.29
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Camille Pissarro](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/camille-pissarro), French, 1830–1903

Pissarro was born on the Caribbean island of Saint Thomas and moved to France in 1855. Encouraged by Corot, he became the elder statesman of Impressionism, the only painter to show at all eight of the group’s exhibitions, and a generous mentor to Cézanne and Gauguin.

5 works in the collection.

## Walk on

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