Impressionism From Another Artist

Apple Trees in Bloom Eragny

Plum Trees in Flower at Eragny

Le Grand Noyer Matin Eragny 1901

Hyde Park London 1890

The Versailles Road at Louveciennes

Landscape near Pontoise

The Hermitage at Pontoise

Book Cover

Resting in the Woods at Pontoise

The Artists Garden 1898

The Chestnut Trees at Osny

Sunset at Eragny

Paturage, coucher de Soleil, Eragny 1890

Landscape at Chaponval

Washing Day at Eragny (detail)

Washing Day at Eragny

The Meadow at Eragny

Barrow in the Orchard 1881

Studying the effects of light, climate, and the seasons, Camille Pissarro experimented with art theory and technique, and fused a distinctive style that remains his own, within the larger style of Impressionism. He was a master in capturing the atmospheric nuances of changing seasons and times of day: sunrise, morning mist, hoar frost, blossoming trees, and light reflections on water. Working in close friendship with Monet, Cezanne, Renoir, and Degas, Pissarro participated in all Impressionist exhibitions in Paris, and as the oldest of the Impressionists, he was a thought-provoking influence and a source of inspiration.

Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) was born in St. Thomas in the Dutch West Indies and moved to Paris in 1855, befriending Corot and the Barbizon masters. He studied at the Paris Academy and the Academie Suisse, where he met Monet and Cezanne. In 1886 he settled in Pontoise where he mentored and painted alongside Cezanne and later, Gauguin. He contributed to all six Impressionist exhibitions from 1874-1886, and was the most constant supporter of the group.

Camille Pissarro 1830 - 1903