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
Oil Painting
$496
$496
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
Oil Painting
$407
$407
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
Oil Painting
$579
$579
Canvas Print
$48.70
$48.70
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
Oil Painting
$539
$539
SKU: PIC-2281
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
The Rainbow 1877
Oil Painting
$649
$649
Canvas Print
$48.70
$48.70
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
Oil Painting
$652
$652
SKU: PIC-2283
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Portrait of Paul Cezanne 1874
Oil Painting
$570
$570
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
Oil Painting
$323
$323
Canvas Print
$48.70
$48.70
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
Oil Painting
$624
$624
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
Oil Painting
$553
$553
Canvas Print
$61.86
$61.86
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
Oil Painting
$507
$507
Canvas Print
$48.70
$48.70
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
Oil Painting
$703
$703
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
Oil Painting
$628
$628
Canvas Print
$59.72
$59.72
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
Oil Painting
$436
$436
Canvas Print
$61.62
$61.62
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
Oil Painting
$675
$675
Canvas Print
$55.96
$55.96
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
Oil Painting
$704
$704
Canvas Print
$56.76
$56.76
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
Oil Painting
$730
$730
Canvas Print
$58.38
$58.38
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
Oil Painting
$725
$725
Canvas Print
$58.38
$58.38
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
Oil Painting
$570
$570
Canvas Print
$60.88
$60.88
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
Oil Painting
$699
$699
Canvas Print
$52.07
$52.07
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
Oil Painting
$433
$433
Canvas Print
$48.70
$48.70
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
Oil Painting
$589
$589
Canvas Print
$59.98
$59.98
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
Oil Painting
$626
$626
Canvas Print
$60.38
$60.38
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
Oil Painting
$641
$641
Canvas Print
$78.48
$78.48
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