![Portrait of Camille Jacob Pissarro](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/pissarro000.jpg)
Camille Jacob Pissarro Painting Reproductions 10 of 22
1830-1903
French Impressionist Painter
Camille Pissarro (July 10, 1830 - November 13, 1903) was a French Impressionist painter. His importance resides not only in his visual contributions to Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, but also in his patriarchal standing among his colleagues, particularly Paul Cezanne.
Early life and work
Camille Jacob Pissarro was born in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas to Abraham Gabriel Pissarro, a Portuguese Sephardic Jew, and Rachel Manzano-Pomie, from the Dominican Republic. Pissarro lived in St. Thomas until age 12, when he went to a boarding school in Paris. He returned to St. Thomas where he drew in his free time. Pissarro was attracted to political Anarchy, an attraction that may have originated during his years in St. Thomas. In 1852, he travelled to Venezuela with the Danish artist Fritz Melbye. In 1855, he moved to Paris, where he studied informally with the French landscape artist Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot.
His finest early works (See Jalais Hill, Pontoise, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) are characterized by a broadly painted (sometimes with palette knife) naturalism derived from Courbet, but with an incipient Impressionist palette.
Camille Pissarro married Julie Vellay, a maid in his mother's household. Of their eight children together, one died at birth and a daughter died when nine. The surviving children all painted, and Lucien, the oldest son, became a follower of William Morris.
Artist and mentor
Known as the Father of Impressionism, Pissarro painted rural and urban French life, particularly landscapes in and around Pontoise, as well as scenes from Montmartre. His mature work displays an empathy for peasants and laborers, and sometimes evidences his radical political leanings. He was a mentor to Paul Cezanne and Paul Gauguin and his example inspired many younger artists, including Californian Impressionist Lucy Bacon.
Pissarro's influence on his fellow Impressionists is probably still underrated; not only did he offer substantial contributions to Impressionist theory, but he also managed to remain on friendly, mutually respectful terms with such difficult personalities as Edgar Degas, Cezanne and Gauguin. Pissarro exhibited at all eight of the Impressionist exhibitions. Moreover, whereas Monet was the most prolific and emblematic practitioner of the Impressionist style, Pissarro was nonetheless a primary developer of Impressionist technique.
Pissarro experimented with Neo-Impressionist ideas between 1885 and 1890. Discontented with what he referred to as "romantic Impressionism", he investigated Pointillism which he called "scientific Impressionism" before returning to a purer Impressionism in the last decade of his life.
In March 1893, Paris Gallery Durand-Ruel organized a major exhibition of 46 of Pissarro's works along with 55 others by Antonio de La Gandara. But while the critics acclaimed Gandara, their appraisal of Pissarro's art was less enthusiastic.
Pissarro died in Eragny-sur-Epte on either November 12 or November 13, 1903 and was buried in Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.
During his lifetime, Camille Pissarro sold few of his paintings. By 2005, however, some of his works were selling for over U.S. $4 million.
Early life and work
Camille Jacob Pissarro was born in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas to Abraham Gabriel Pissarro, a Portuguese Sephardic Jew, and Rachel Manzano-Pomie, from the Dominican Republic. Pissarro lived in St. Thomas until age 12, when he went to a boarding school in Paris. He returned to St. Thomas where he drew in his free time. Pissarro was attracted to political Anarchy, an attraction that may have originated during his years in St. Thomas. In 1852, he travelled to Venezuela with the Danish artist Fritz Melbye. In 1855, he moved to Paris, where he studied informally with the French landscape artist Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot.
His finest early works (See Jalais Hill, Pontoise, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) are characterized by a broadly painted (sometimes with palette knife) naturalism derived from Courbet, but with an incipient Impressionist palette.
Camille Pissarro married Julie Vellay, a maid in his mother's household. Of their eight children together, one died at birth and a daughter died when nine. The surviving children all painted, and Lucien, the oldest son, became a follower of William Morris.
Artist and mentor
Known as the Father of Impressionism, Pissarro painted rural and urban French life, particularly landscapes in and around Pontoise, as well as scenes from Montmartre. His mature work displays an empathy for peasants and laborers, and sometimes evidences his radical political leanings. He was a mentor to Paul Cezanne and Paul Gauguin and his example inspired many younger artists, including Californian Impressionist Lucy Bacon.
Pissarro's influence on his fellow Impressionists is probably still underrated; not only did he offer substantial contributions to Impressionist theory, but he also managed to remain on friendly, mutually respectful terms with such difficult personalities as Edgar Degas, Cezanne and Gauguin. Pissarro exhibited at all eight of the Impressionist exhibitions. Moreover, whereas Monet was the most prolific and emblematic practitioner of the Impressionist style, Pissarro was nonetheless a primary developer of Impressionist technique.
Pissarro experimented with Neo-Impressionist ideas between 1885 and 1890. Discontented with what he referred to as "romantic Impressionism", he investigated Pointillism which he called "scientific Impressionism" before returning to a purer Impressionism in the last decade of his life.
In March 1893, Paris Gallery Durand-Ruel organized a major exhibition of 46 of Pissarro's works along with 55 others by Antonio de La Gandara. But while the critics acclaimed Gandara, their appraisal of Pissarro's art was less enthusiastic.
Pissarro died in Eragny-sur-Epte on either November 12 or November 13, 1903 and was buried in Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.
During his lifetime, Camille Pissarro sold few of his paintings. By 2005, however, some of his works were selling for over U.S. $4 million.
506 Pissarro Paintings
![The Louveciennes Road, 1870 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro220.jpg)
The Louveciennes Road 1870
Oil Painting
$510
$510
SKU: PIC-2277
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![A Village Through the Trees, c.1868 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro222.jpg)
A Village Through the Trees c.1868
Oil Painting
$418
$418
SKU: PIC-2279
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![The Banks of the Marne at Chennevieres, 1864 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro223.jpg)
The Banks of the Marne at Chennevieres 1864
Oil Painting
$595
$595
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: PIC-2280
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 91.5 x 145.5 cm
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 91.5 x 145.5 cm
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
![Pond at Montfoucault (Mayenne), 1874 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro224.jpg)
Pond at Montfoucault (Mayenne) 1874
Oil Painting
$553
$553
SKU: PIC-2281
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![The Rainbow, 1877 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro225.jpg)
The Rainbow 1877
Oil Painting
$666
$666
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: PIC-2282
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 53 x 81.5 cm
Kroller-Mueller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 53 x 81.5 cm
Kroller-Mueller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands
![Rye Fields at Pontoise, 1877 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro226.jpg)
Rye Fields at Pontoise 1877
Oil Painting
$670
$670
SKU: PIC-2283
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![Portrait of Paul Cezanne, 1874 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro227.jpg)
Portrait of Paul Cezanne 1874
Oil Painting
$586
$586
SKU: PIC-2905
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
![The Fence, 1872 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro228.jpg)
The Fence 1872
Oil Painting
$332
$332
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: PIC-3680
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 37.8 x 45.7 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 37.8 x 45.7 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
![Temp Gris, Eragny (Pommes an Fleurs), 1897 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro229.jpg)
Temp Gris, Eragny (Pommes an Fleurs) 1897
Oil Painting
$641
$641
SKU: PIC-3914
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![Vegetable Garden at the Hermitage near Pontoise, 1879 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro230.jpg)
Vegetable Garden at the Hermitage near Pontoise 1879
Oil Painting
$569
$569
Canvas Print
$63.55
$63.55
SKU: PIC-5106
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 55 x 65.5 cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 55 x 65.5 cm
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France
![House in the Hermitage, Pontoise, 1873 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro231.jpg)
House in the Hermitage, Pontoise 1873
Oil Painting
$521
$521
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: PIC-5107
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 50.5 x 65.5 cm
Kunstmuseum, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 50.5 x 65.5 cm
Kunstmuseum, St. Gallen, Switzerland
![Sunset at Eragny, 1894 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro232.jpg)
Sunset at Eragny 1894
Oil Painting
$723
$723
SKU: PIC-6890
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, USA
![Washerwoman, 1880 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro233.jpg)
Washerwoman 1880
Oil Painting
$646
$646
Canvas Print
$61.35
$61.35
SKU: PIC-10296
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 73 x 59.1 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 73 x 59.1 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![Barges at Pontoise, 1876 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro234.jpg)
Barges at Pontoise 1876
Oil Painting
$448
$448
Canvas Print
$63.30
$63.30
SKU: PIC-10297
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 46 x 54.9 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 46 x 54.9 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![Jalais Hill, Pontoise, 1867 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro235.jpg)
Jalais Hill, Pontoise 1867
Oil Painting
$693
$693
Canvas Print
$57.49
$57.49
SKU: PIC-10298
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 87 x 114.9 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 87 x 114.9 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![Two Young Peasant Women, 1892 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro236.jpg)
Two Young Peasant Women 1892
Oil Painting
$724
$724
Canvas Print
$58.31
$58.31
SKU: PIC-10299
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 89.5 x 116.5 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 89.5 x 116.5 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![The Garden of the Tuileries on a Winter Afternoon, 1899 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro237.jpg)
The Garden of the Tuileries on a Winter Afternoon 1899
Oil Painting
$750
$750
Canvas Print
$59.97
$59.97
SKU: PIC-10300
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 73.7 x 92.1 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 73.7 x 92.1 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![The Garden of the Tuileries on a Spring Morning, 1899 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro238.jpg)
The Garden of the Tuileries on a Spring Morning 1899
Oil Painting
$744
$744
Canvas Print
$59.97
$59.97
SKU: PIC-10301
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 73.3 x 92.1 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 73.3 x 92.1 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![Steamboats in the Port of Rouen, 1896 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro239.jpg)
Steamboats in the Port of Rouen 1896
Oil Painting
$586
$586
Canvas Print
$62.55
$62.55
SKU: PIC-10302
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 45.7 x 54.6 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 45.7 x 54.6 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![Poplars, Eragny, 1895 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro240.jpg)
Poplars, Eragny 1895
Oil Painting
$718
$718
Canvas Print
$53.50
$53.50
SKU: PIC-10303
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 92.7 x 64.8 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 92.7 x 64.8 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![A Washerwoman at Eragny, 1893 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro241.jpg)
A Washerwoman at Eragny 1893
Oil Painting
$445
$445
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: PIC-10304
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 45.7 x 38.1 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 45.7 x 38.1 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![The Public Garden at Pontoise, 1874 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro242.jpg)
The Public Garden at Pontoise 1874
Oil Painting
$605
$605
Canvas Print
$61.62
$61.62
SKU: PIC-10305
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 60 x 73 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 60 x 73 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![Cote des Grouettes, near Pontoise, c.1878 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro243.jpg)
Cote des Grouettes, near Pontoise c.1878
Oil Painting
$643
$643
Canvas Print
$62.04
$62.04
SKU: PIC-10306
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 74 x 60 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 74 x 60 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![The Crystal Palace, 1871 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Camille_Jacob_Pissarro/paintings-lg/pissarro244.jpg)
The Crystal Palace 1871
Oil Painting
$659
$659
Canvas Print
$80.62
$80.62
SKU: PIC-10307
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 47.2 x 73.5 cm
Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 47.2 x 73.5 cm
Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA