A thick blanket of snow covers the ground, houses, and vegetation in this winter scene by Camille Pissarro, painted in 1879. The artist's vigorous brushwork creates a frothy, predominantly yellowish-white surface, punctuated by small spots of color in the red chimneys, greenish shrubs, and the clothing of the man working on the right. Pissarro, a prolific Impressionist painter, explored the theme of snow throughout his career, including during the exceptionally severe winter of 1879 at his home in Pontoise, west of Paris. This oil on canvas brings the quiet beauty of a snow-covered landscape to a peaceful setting.