Portrait of Camille Jacob Pissarro

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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.

506 Pissarro Paintings

The Artist's Son, 1893 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

The Artist's Son 1893

Oil Painting
$610
Canvas Print
$53.83
SKU: PIC-10407
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

Mardi Gras on the Boulevards, 1897 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

Mardi Gras on the Boulevards 1897

Oil Painting
$672
Canvas Print
$52.67
SKU: PIC-10408
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 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

On the Outskirts of Paris 1856

Oil Painting
$275
Canvas Print
$50.41
SKU: PIC-10409
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 16 x 22 cm
Private Collection

The Route, The Effect of the Snow, 1879 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

The Route, The Effect of the Snow 1879

Oil Painting
$459
Canvas Print
$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

The Quai du Pothuis at Pontoise after Rain, 1876 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

The Quai du Pothuis at Pontoise after Rain 1876

Oil Painting
$409
Canvas Print
$63.89
SKU: PIC-10411
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 46 x 55 cm
Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, United Kingdom

A Rest in the Meadow, 1878 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

A Rest in the Meadow 1878

Oil Painting
$501
Canvas Print
$62.78
SKU: PIC-10412
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 65 x 54 cm
Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany

The Versailles Road at Louveciennes, 1869 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

The Versailles Road at Louveciennes 1869

Oil Painting
$372
Canvas Print
$50.41
SKU: PIC-10413
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 38.4 x 46.3 cm
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA

Island of the Cross at Rouen, 1883 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

Island of the Cross at Rouen 1883

Oil Painting
$540
Canvas Print
$90.83
SKU: PIC-10414
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 54.5 x 66 cm
Private Collection

At the River's Edge, 1871 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

At the River's Edge 1871

Oil Painting
$448
Canvas Print
$50.41
SKU: PIC-10415
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

The Washerwomen, Eragny, 1895 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

The Washerwomen, Eragny 1895

Oil Painting
$558
Canvas Print
$62.64
SKU: PIC-10416
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 38 x 46 cm
Private Collection

The Road to Rouen, Pontoise, 1872 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

The Road to Rouen, Pontoise 1872

Oil Painting
$507
Canvas Print
$50.41
SKU: PIC-10417
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

Mother and Child in the Flowers, 1879 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

Mother and Child in the Flowers 1879

Oil Painting
$582
Canvas Print
$50.41
SKU: PIC-10418
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 38 x 46 cm
Private Collection

Haystacks, 1878 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

Haystacks 1878

Oil Painting
$532
Canvas Print
$88.78
SKU: PIC-10419
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 54 x 65.1 cm
Private Collection

The Port of Le Havre, Afternoon, Sun, 1903 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

The Port of Le Havre, Afternoon, Sun 1903

Oil Painting
$576
Canvas Print
$65.27
SKU: PIC-10420
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 47 x 55 cm
Private Collection

The Road to Saint Cyr at Louveciennes, c.1870 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

The Road to Saint Cyr at Louveciennes c.1870

Oil Painting
$500
Canvas Print
$65.76
SKU: PIC-10421
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 46.5 x 56 cm
Private Collection

The Banks of the Oise at Pontoise, 1870 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

The Banks of the Oise at Pontoise 1870

Oil Painting
$500
Canvas Print
$81.74
SKU: PIC-10422
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 49.8 x 65 cm
Private Collection

White Frost, Jardin des Tuileries, 1900 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

White Frost, Jardin des Tuileries 1900

Oil Painting
$629
Canvas Print
$54.35
SKU: PIC-10423
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 65 x 81 cm
Private Collection

Charity, 1876 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

Charity 1876

Oil Painting
$539
Canvas Print
$65.68
SKU: PIC-10424
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 56.3 x 46.2 cm
Private Collection

The Road from Gisors to Pontoise, Snow Effect, 1872 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

The Road from Gisors to Pontoise, Snow Effect 1872

Oil Painting
$439
Canvas Print
$82.08
SKU: PIC-10425
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 50 x 65 cm
Private Collection

Female Nude Seen from the Back, 1895 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

Female Nude Seen from the Back 1895

Oil Painting
$550
Canvas Print
$53.32
SKU: PIC-10426
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

Sunset at Moret-sur-Loing, 1901 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

Sunset at Moret-sur-Loing 1901

Oil Painting
$576
Canvas Print
$91.00
SKU: PIC-10427
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 54.6 x 66 cm
Private Collection

Peasants' Houses, Eragny, 1887 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

Peasants' Houses, Eragny 1887

Oil Painting
$675
Canvas Print
$53.45
SKU: PIC-10428
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 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

Portrait of Julie Velay, Wife of the Artist c.1874

Oil Painting
$753
Canvas Print
$58.33
SKU: PIC-10429
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 116 x 88.5 cm
Petit Palais Musee des Beaux Arts, Paris, France

The Louvre, 1902 by Pissarro | Painting Reproduction

The Louvre 1902

Oil Painting
$454
Canvas Print
$63.54
SKU: PIC-10430
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Musee Saint Denis, Reims, France

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