Camille Pissarro – Artwork & Bio of the Danish Painter

Camille Pissarro was a Danish painter born on 10 July 1830 in St. Thomas, Danish West Indies. Pissarro initially trained to take over and run the family mercantile business, but he chose to pursue his artistic interests instead. In the 1850s, Pissarro developed as a painter. He traveled to Venezuela with Fritz Melbye, studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and Academie Sussie, and worked with Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot.

 

Pissarro continued developing his style and submitted works to the Paris Salon. In the 1860s, Camille’s works began to lean toward the Impressionistic circle, and he played a vital role in the movement’s first exhibition in 1874. He experimented with other methods and mediums during his later years. An infection in Pissarro’s eye affected his ability to continue painting in Plein air. He completed his final works indoors and died on 13 November 1903.

What was Camille Pissarro Known For?

Camille Pissarro was known for his depictions of the lives of French peasants. He combines this recurring subject matter with accurate representations of the changing effects of light and nature. Pissarro also worked with younger Neo-Impressionists in his later years and experimented with Pointillism.

Who was Camille Pissarro Influenced By?

Camille Pissarro was influenced by Gustave Courbet and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. In 1855, Pissarro traveled to Paris and studied the works of Corot, Courbet, Jean-Francois Millet, and Eugene Delacroix. Pissarro would later work with Corot in the late 1850s. However, his artworks showcase the impact of Courbet’s style and subject matter.

What Art Movement was Camille Pissarro Associated With?

Camille Pissarro was associated with the Impressionism and Realism art movements. Pissarro painted detailed and accurate depictions of peasants, paying keen attention to the effects of light on color.

Camille Pissarro Artwork

Below are some of the artworks of Camille Pissarro

A Creek in Saint Thomas, Antilles

Antilian Landscape, St. Thomas

Boulevard Montmartre Winter Morning

Entering a Village

Farmyard

Hill of Jallais at Pontoise

Peasant Women Planting Stakes

Shepherdess Bringing in Sheep

Spring Morning, Cloudy, Eragny

The Apple Pickers

The Avenue, Sydenham

The Crystal Palace

The Little Country Maid

The Louvre, Morning, Snow Effect

The Pork Butcher

The Treasury and the Academy, Gray Weather

Two Woman Chatting by the Sea, St. Thomas

Woman Carrying a Pitcher on Her Head

Young Peasant at Her Toilette

 

All Camille Pissarro Artwork on Artchive

Artwork Name Year Medium
La Moisson 1876 Oil On Canvas
Le Valhermeil, near Pontoise 1880 Oil on Canvas
Seated Peasant 1892 Oil on Canvas
Peasants Resting 1881 Oil on Canvas
View of l'Hermitage, Jallais Hills, Pontoise c.1867 Oil on Canvas
Peasants Chatting in the Farmyard, Eragny c.1895 - c.1902 Oil on Canvas
Autumn, Path through the Woods 1876 Oil on Canvas
The Woodcutter 1879 Oil on Canvas
View from my Window, Eragny 1886-88 Oil on Canvas
La Mere Larcheveque 1880 Oil on Canvas
The Walnut and Apple Trees in Bloom at Eragny 1895 Oil on Canvas
Edge of the Woods or Undergrowth in Summer 1879 Oil on Canvas
Peasant Girl with a Straw Hat 1881 Oil on Canvas
The Rainbow 1877 Oil on Canvas
Girl Washing Plates c. 1882 Oil on Canvas
Pear Trees in Bloom at Eragny, Morning 1886 Oil on Canvas
Path through the Woods in Summer 1877 Oil on Canvas
The Road to Louveciennes, at the Outskirts of the Forest 1871 Oil on Canvas
Un etang a Montfoucault (Mayenne) 1874 Oil on Canvas
Lordship Lane Station 1871 Oil on Canvas
L'Hermitage c. 1868 Oil on Canvas
Peasants Gathering Grasses 1885 Gouache, red chalk, and pecil on paper
Le verger 1872 Oil on Canvas
Apple-Picking 1886 Oil on Canvas
Avenue de l'Opera, Place du Theatre Francais Misty Weather 1898 Oil on Canvas
Avenue de l'Opera Morning Sunshine 1898 Oil on Canvas
Boulevard Montmartre Afternoon, Sunshine 1897 Oil on Canvas
Boulevard Montmartre Morning, Grey Weather 1897 Oil on Canvas
Boulevard Montmartre Night 1897 Oil on Canvas
Boulevard Montmartre Rainy Weather, Afternoon 1897 Oil on Canvas
Garden of Les Mathurins at Pontoise 1876 Oil on Canvas
Gelee blanche 1873 Oil on Canvas
Les chataigniers a Osny 1873 Oil on Canvas
Red Roofs 1877 Oil on Canvas
The Shepherdess (Young Peasant Girl with a Stick) 1881 Oil on Canvas
Haymakers Resting 1891 Oil on Canvas
Two Young Peasant Women 1892 Oil on Canvas
Peasant Girl Drinking her Coffee 1881 Oil on Canvas
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