Rue de l'Hermitage, Pontoise 1875

oil on canvas
58.4 x 69.9 cm
Purchased 1946
National Gallery of Canada (no. 4634)

For several years, Pissarro lived on this street in the small town of Pontoise, not far from Paris. Many artists came here to visit Pissarro, including Paul Cézanne, who said: "Pissarro was like a father to me. He was a man to be consulted and something like God."