Camille Pissarro
French, 1830–1903
Born in Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas; died in Paris.
Pissarro was born on the Caribbean island of Saint Thomas and moved to France in 1855. Encouraged by Corot, he became the elder statesman of Impressionism, the only painter to show at all eight of the group’s exhibitions, and a generous mentor to Cézanne and Gauguin. He painted the villages and fields around Pontoise and Éragny, briefly adopted Seurat’s divided brushwork, and in his last decade made series of Paris, Rouen and Le Havre seen from hotel windows.
Written by Ochre Editions.
- In the collection
- 5 worksDated 1856–1902
- Mostly
- Paintings
- Movement
- ImpressionismPainters in 1870s Paris who worked quickly, often outdoors, to catch light as it changed.
