The Factory 1873

"The Factory" by Camille Pissarro, painted in 1873, is a quintessential Impressionist work that depicts a factory complex, its smokestacks billowing smoke, situated against a backdrop of rolling green hills, a winding river, and a sky filled with fluffy clouds. The scene captures the rapid industrialization of late 19th-century France, a subject rarely explored in art at the time. Pissarro's use of loose brushstrokes and bright color, characteristic of Impressionism, creates a sense of movement and atmosphere, reflecting the energy of the burgeoning industrial age. "The Factory" is currently on display at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky.