An Apple Tree at Eragny 1887

Camille Pissarro painted "An Apple Tree at Eragny" using oil on canvas. The composition, dominated by the apple tree at its centre, immediately draws the eye. The painting style uses small touches of colour that create a vibrant surface. The brushstrokes, almost mosaic-like, build up the forms of the tree, field, and sky. The structure is less about precise representation, and more about capturing the visual sensation of light and colour as the impressionists understood it. Here, Pissarro uses colour not just to depict the scene but to express its essence, hinting at the underlying structural harmonies within nature itself. The overall effect destabilizes the traditional landscape. Pissarro isn't simply showing a view; he's offering a field of perception, an invitation to see the world anew through colour, light, and form. Pissarro’s work invites us to question what we see, and how we see it, underscoring the dynamic interplay between perception and representation.