Haymaking 1874

Camille Pissarro's "Haymaking" (1874) captures the tranquility of a rural scene. The painting, now housed at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, showcases Pissarro's Impressionist style, characterized by short brushstrokes and a focus on capturing fleeting light and atmosphere. The lush green fields, dotted with haystacks and a lone cow, are framed by a row of tall trees against a pale, hazy sky. The figures of two women engaged in haymaking add a sense of human scale to the vast landscape, illustrating the everyday life of rural France in the 19th century.