Camille Jacob Pissarro Painting Reproductions 5 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
Boulevard des Italiens - Morning, Sunlight 1897
Oil Painting
$859
$859
Canvas Print
$60.09
$60.09
SKU: PIC-2155
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 73.2 x 92.1 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 73.2 x 92.1 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
Rue Saint-Honore - Afternoon, Rain Effect 1897
Oil Painting
$782
$782
Canvas Print
$61.33
$61.33
SKU: PIC-2156
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 81 x 65 cm
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid, Spain
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 81 x 65 cm
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid, Spain
Children in a Garden at Eragny 1892
Oil Painting
$740
$740
Canvas Print
$62.71
$62.71
SKU: PIC-2157
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Two Women in a Meadow: Sunset at Eragny 1897
Oil Painting
$537
$537
SKU: PIC-2158
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
The Young Maid 1896
Oil Painting
$506
$506
SKU: PIC-2159
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Bathers 1896
Oil Painting
$696
$696
SKU: PIC-2160
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Apple Trees, Sunset, Eragny 1896
Oil Painting
$636
$636
SKU: PIC-2162
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
The Boieldiu Bridge, Rouen - Damp Weather 1896
Oil Painting
$934
$934
Canvas Print
$60.50
$60.50
SKU: PIC-2163
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 73.6 x 91.4 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 73.6 x 91.4 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
The Boieldieu Bridge, Rouen - Sunset 1896
Oil Painting
$840
$840
Canvas Print
$60.77
$60.77
SKU: PIC-2164
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 74.2 x 92.5 cm
Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 74.2 x 92.5 cm
Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Morning, An Overcast Day, Rouen 1896
Oil Painting
$588
$588
Canvas Print
$63.68
$63.68
SKU: PIC-2165
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 54.3 x 65.1 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 54.3 x 65.1 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
The Great Bridge, Rouen 1896
Oil Painting
$945
$945
Canvas Print
$60.91
$60.91
SKU: PIC-2166
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 74.3 x 92.4 cm
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 74.3 x 92.4 cm
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, USA
The Boieldieu Bridge, Rouen - Rain Effect 1896
Oil Painting
$720
$720
SKU: PIC-2167
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany
The Corneille Bridge, Rouen - Grey Weather 1896
Oil Painting
$730
$730
SKU: PIC-2168
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 66.1 x 91.5 cm
National Gallery of Art, Ottawa, Canada
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 66.1 x 91.5 cm
National Gallery of Art, Ottawa, Canada
Le Pont Corneille a Rouen, Effet du Matin 1896
Oil Painting
$588
$588
SKU: PIC-2169
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
The Corneille Bridge, Rouen, Morning Mist 1896
Oil Painting
$537
$537
SKU: PIC-2170
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
The Saint-Sever Quay, Rouen 1896
Oil Painting
$720
$720
Canvas Print
$74.93
$74.93
SKU: PIC-2171
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 73 x 92 cm
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 73 x 92 cm
Private Collection
The Roofs of Old Rouen - Grey Weather, Cathedral 1896
Oil Painting
$550
$550
SKU: PIC-2172
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, USA
Bather in the Woods 1895
Oil Painting
$672
$672
Canvas Print
$62.17
$62.17
SKU: PIC-2173
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 60.3 x 73 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 60.3 x 73 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Morning Sunlight on the Snow, Eragny-sur-Epte 1895
Oil Painting
$736
$736
Canvas Print
$50.25
$50.25
SKU: PIC-2174
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 82.3 x 61.6 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 82.3 x 61.6 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA
Woman Bathing Her Feet in a Brook c.1894/95
Oil Painting
$972
$972
Canvas Print
$59.53
$59.53
SKU: PIC-2175
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 73 x 92 cm
Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 73 x 92 cm
Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA
Woman Mending 1895
Oil Painting
$712
$712
Canvas Print
$62.58
$62.58
SKU: PIC-2176
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 65.4 x 54.4 cm
Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: 65.4 x 54.4 cm
Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA
Mother Lucien's Yard, Eragny 1895
Oil Painting
$523
$523
SKU: PIC-2177
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Flowering Apple Trees, Eragny 1895
Oil Painting
$556
$556
Canvas Print
$60.23
$60.23
SKU: PIC-2178
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
The Meadow at Bazincourt 1895
Oil Painting
$438
$438
SKU: PIC-2179
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Camille Jacob Pissarro
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection