Snow in Picardie (La Neige en Picardie)
1894
Medium
Etching, aquatint, and drypoint on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 8 13/16 x 10 13/16 in. (22.4 x 27.4 cm) plate: 4 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. (12 x 15 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Bella C. Landauer, 1926
Accession Number
26.28.152(48)
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Art Historical Context
Dr. Paul Gachet’s *Snow in Picardie* captures a quiet winter landscape through delicate printmaking techniques. Created in 1894, the reflects Gachet’s dual life as a physician and amateur artist deeply immersed in the avant-garde circles of late-19th-century France. Best known as Vincent van Gogh’s doctor and friend in Auvers-sur-Oise, Gachet often signed his prints under the pseudonym Paul van Ryssel, exploring the same northern French countryside that inspired many Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters. The print combines etching, aquatint, and drypoint on laid paper, allowing Gache...