Camille Jacob Pissarro Painting Reproductions 15 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 Artist's Son 1893
Oil Painting
$610
$610
Canvas Print
$53.83
$53.83
SKU: PIC-10407
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Mardi Gras on the Boulevards 1897
Oil Painting
$672
$672
Canvas Print
$52.67
$52.67
SKU: PIC-10408
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 62.2 x 78.7 cm
Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 62.2 x 78.7 cm
Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA
On the Outskirts of Paris 1856
Oil Painting
$275
$275
Canvas Print
$50.41
$50.41
SKU: PIC-10409
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 16 x 22 cm
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 16 x 22 cm
Private Collection
The Route, The Effect of the Snow 1879
Oil Painting
$459
$459
Canvas Print
$66.06
$66.06
SKU: PIC-10410
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 46.3 x 56.5 cm
New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester, United Kingdom
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 46.3 x 56.5 cm
New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester, United Kingdom
The Quai du Pothuis at Pontoise after Rain 1876
Oil Painting
$409
$409
Canvas Print
$63.89
$63.89
SKU: PIC-10411
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 46 x 55 cm
Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, United Kingdom
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 46 x 55 cm
Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, United Kingdom
A Rest in the Meadow 1878
Oil Painting
$501
$501
Canvas Print
$62.78
$62.78
SKU: PIC-10412
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 65 x 54 cm
Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 65 x 54 cm
Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany
The Versailles Road at Louveciennes 1869
Oil Painting
$372
$372
Canvas Print
$50.41
$50.41
SKU: PIC-10413
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 38.4 x 46.3 cm
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 38.4 x 46.3 cm
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA
Island of the Cross at Rouen 1883
Oil Painting
$540
$540
Canvas Print
$90.83
$90.83
SKU: PIC-10414
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 54.5 x 66 cm
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 54.5 x 66 cm
Private Collection
At the River's Edge 1871
Oil Painting
$448
$448
Canvas Print
$50.41
$50.41
SKU: PIC-10415
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
The Washerwomen, Eragny 1895
Oil Painting
$558
$558
Canvas Print
$62.64
$62.64
SKU: PIC-10416
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 38 x 46 cm
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 38 x 46 cm
Private Collection
The Road to Rouen, Pontoise 1872
Oil Painting
$507
$507
Canvas Print
$50.41
$50.41
SKU: PIC-10417
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Mother and Child in the Flowers 1879
Oil Painting
$582
$582
Canvas Print
$50.41
$50.41
SKU: PIC-10418
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 38 x 46 cm
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 38 x 46 cm
Private Collection
Haystacks 1878
Oil Painting
$532
$532
Canvas Print
$88.78
$88.78
SKU: PIC-10419
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 54 x 65.1 cm
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 54 x 65.1 cm
Private Collection
The Port of Le Havre, Afternoon, Sun 1903
Oil Painting
$576
$576
Canvas Print
$65.27
$65.27
SKU: PIC-10420
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 47 x 55 cm
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 47 x 55 cm
Private Collection
The Road to Saint Cyr at Louveciennes c.1870
Oil Painting
$500
$500
Canvas Print
$65.76
$65.76
SKU: PIC-10421
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 46.5 x 56 cm
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 46.5 x 56 cm
Private Collection
The Banks of the Oise at Pontoise 1870
Oil Painting
$500
$500
Canvas Print
$81.74
$81.74
SKU: PIC-10422
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 49.8 x 65 cm
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 49.8 x 65 cm
Private Collection
White Frost, Jardin des Tuileries 1900
Oil Painting
$629
$629
Canvas Print
$54.35
$54.35
SKU: PIC-10423
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 65 x 81 cm
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 65 x 81 cm
Private Collection
Charity 1876
Oil Painting
$539
$539
Canvas Print
$65.68
$65.68
SKU: PIC-10424
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 56.3 x 46.2 cm
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 56.3 x 46.2 cm
Private Collection
The Road from Gisors to Pontoise, Snow Effect 1872
Oil Painting
$439
$439
Canvas Print
$82.08
$82.08
SKU: PIC-10425
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 50 x 65 cm
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 50 x 65 cm
Private Collection
Female Nude Seen from the Back 1895
Oil Painting
$550
$550
Canvas Print
$53.32
$53.32
SKU: PIC-10426
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Sunset at Moret-sur-Loing 1901
Oil Painting
$576
$576
Canvas Print
$91.00
$91.00
SKU: PIC-10427
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 54.6 x 66 cm
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 54.6 x 66 cm
Private Collection
Peasants' Houses, Eragny 1887
Oil Painting
$675
$675
Canvas Print
$53.45
$53.45
SKU: PIC-10428
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 59 x 71.7 cm
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 59 x 71.7 cm
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Portrait of Julie Velay, Wife of the Artist c.1874
Oil Painting
$753
$753
Canvas Print
$58.33
$58.33
SKU: PIC-10429
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 116 x 88.5 cm
Petit Palais Musee des Beaux Arts, Paris, France
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 116 x 88.5 cm
Petit Palais Musee des Beaux Arts, Paris, France
The Louvre 1902
Oil Painting
$454
$454
Canvas Print
$63.54
$63.54
SKU: PIC-10430
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Musee Saint Denis, Reims, France
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Musee Saint Denis, Reims, France