Autumn in the Meadow at Éragny

Painted in 1899 at Éragny, this canvas depicts the meadow at his farm property in autumn — one of countless views of the Éragny landscape that formed the backbone of his late rural production. The meadow in autumn, with its changing grasses and cooler light, provided color harmonies distinct from spring and summer. Pissarro had developed an extraordinarily intimate knowledge of this specific landscape through years of observation, allowing him to capture subtle seasonal transitions that a less attentive observer would miss. These late Éragny views show the Impressionist method applied to a deeply familiar rather than novel subject — knowledge deepening observation.

Autumn meadow colors — ochre, pale gold, faded green, and warm brown — are rendered through small, varied strokes that suggest the texture of long grass. The sky above provides contrasting cool tones. Pissarro's command of the meadow's seasonal palette is assured, the marks economic but evocative.