Straße in Sydenham

The Avenue, Sydenham

In this early spring view of what is now called Lawrie Park Avenue the trees are just coming into leaf. The church of St Bartholomew, Westwood Hill, is in the background. Much of this picture was painted outdoors, although Pissarro reworked it in the studio: for example, he removed a female figure whose outlines can still just be seen on the right-hand pavement.