Artist Biography

Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), French

 

     CAMILLE PISSARRO was born on July 10, 1830 on the Caribbean island of St. Thomas, Danish West Indies; to Abraham Gabriel Pissarro, of Sephardic (or "Morrano") Jewish ancestry, and Rachel Manzano-Pomié, a Dominican of Spanish descent.

     The Pissarros operated a dry goods store in what is now known as the Pissarro Building, 14 Dronnigens Gade in Queen's Quarter, Charlotte Amalie. Overlooking the main street, the family's upstairs residence was a spacious apartment. Large shuttered windows and high ceilings let breezes through during the hot summer months.

     It was a busy time for the little port town of Charlotte Amalie. Dozens of merchant sailing ships would come to call every week with trade goods; during the age of sail, "free port" status and favorable tradewinds made St. Thomas a major point of transshipment between the Americas, Europe and Africa. As diverse as the itineraries of these great ships was the variety of the peoples and cultures settled in the Danish West Indies. As a boy, Camille spoke French at home, English, and Spanish with the Negro population of the island.

     His parents sent him to Paris at age 12 to a small boarding school. It was there that the director, seeing his interest in art, advised him to take "advantage of his life in the tropics by drawing coconut trees." When he returned to St. Thomas in 1847, this advice had been taken to heart:...

     An active, productive Master of his art until the end, Camille Pissarro succumbed to blood poisoning on 13 November, 1903 in Le Havre, France; survived by sons Lucien, Georges, Félix, Ludovic-Rodolphe, Paul Emile; and daughter, Jeanne.

Camille Pissarro Oil Paintings Reproductions:

Boulevard des Italiens, Morning, Sunlight, 1897 70cm x 90cm (28" x 36") $319
Coteau de l'Hermitage, Pontoise 60cm x 75cm (24" x 30") $249
Gelee Blanche 90cm x 60cm (36" x 24") $259
La diligence 80cm x 60cm (32" x 24") $249
La Route de Louveciennes 60cm x 75cm (24" x 30") $249
Les toits rouges, coin de village 55cm x 65cm (22" x 26") $229
Portrait de l'artiste 60cm x 50cm (24" x 20") $249
Printemps, Pruniers en fleur 65cm x 80cm (26" x 32") $259
The Artist's Garden at Eragny 70cm x 90cm (28" x 36") $279
View of l'Hermitage, Jallais Hills, Pontoise 100cm x 70cm (39" x 27") $349 - Fondation Rau pour le Tiers-Monde
L'Hermitage 200cm x 151cm (79" x 60") $729 - The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Lordship Lane Station 73cm x 45cm (29" x 18") $219 - Courtauld Institute of Art
The Road to Louveciennes, at the Outskirts of the Forest 46cm x 38cm (18" x 15") $189 - Private Collection
The Orchard 55cm x 45cm (22" x 18") $209 - National Gallery of Art
The Chestnut Trees at Osny 81cm x 65cm (32" x 26") $259 - Private Collection
Autumn, Path through the Woods 65cm x 81cm (26" x 32") $259 - Private Collection
Garden of Les Mathurins at Pontoise 165cm x 112cm (65" x 44") $509 - The Nelson-Atkins Museum
Pond at Montfoucault (Mayenne) 66cm x 54cm (26" x 21") $229 - Private Collection
The Harvest at Montfoucault 93cm x 65cm (37" x 26") $279 - Musee d'Orsay
Path through the Woods in Summer 66cm x 81cm (26" x 32") $259 - Musee d'Orsay
The Rainbow 81cm x 53cm (32" x 21") $239 - Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller
Edge of the Woods or Undergrowth in Summer 162cm x 126cm (64" x 50") $549 - The Cleveland Museum of Art
The Woodcutter 116cm x 89cm (46" x 35") $359 - Robert Holmes a Court Collection
Le Valhermeil, near Pontoise 65cm x 54cm (26" x 21") $229 - Private Collection
La Mere Larcheveque 59cm x 73cm (23" x 29") $239 - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Peasant Girl Drinking her Coffee 55cm x 65cm (22" x 26") $229 - The Art Institute of Chicago
Peasant Girl with a Straw Hat 60cm x 73cm (24" x 29") $239 - National Gallery of Art
Peasants Resting 65cm x 81cm (26" x 32") $259 - The Toledo Museum of Art
The Shepherdess (Young Peasant Girl with a Stick) 65cm x 81cm (26" x 32") $259 - Musee d'Orsay
Girl Washing Plates 66cm x 85cm (26" x 33") $269 - Fitzwilliam Museum
Peasants Gathering Grasses 62cm x 32cm (24" x 12") $199 - Private Collection
Pear Trees in Bloom at Eragny, Morning 65cm x 54cm (26" x 21") $229 - Isetan Museum
Apple-Picking 128cm x 128cm (50" x 50") $469 - Ohara Museum of Art
View from my Window, Eragny 80cm x 65cm (32" x 26") $259 - Ashmolean Museum Oxford
Haymakers Resting 81cm x 65cm (32" x 26") $259 - McNay Art Museum
Seated Peasant 65cm x 81cm (26" x 32") $259 - Private Collection
Two Young Peasant Women 165cm x 89cm (48" x 35") $439 - Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Walnut and Apple Trees in Bloom at Eragny 38cm x 46cm (15" x 18") $189 - Private Collection
Peasants Chatting in the Farmyard, Eragny 65cm x 81cm (26" x 32") $259 - Private Collection
Boulevard Montmartre: Morning, Grey Weather 92cm x 73cm (36" x 29") $289 - National Gallery of Victoria
Boulevard Montmartre: Night 65cm x 54cm (26" x 21") $229 - National Gallery
Boulevard Montmartre: Rainy Weather, Afternoon 66cm x 53cm (26" x 21") $229 - Private Collection
Boulevard Montmartre: Afternoon, Sunshine 93cm x 74cm (37" x 29") $289 - The Hermitage
Avenue de l'Opera: Morning Sunshine 81cm x 65cm (32" x 26") $259 - Private Collection
Two Women Chatting by the Sea, St. Thomas 90cm x 61cm (35" x 24") $259 - National Gallery of Art
The Jallais Hills, Pontoise 82cm x 61cm (32" x 24") $259 - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Still Life 82cm x 65cm (32" x 26") $259 - Toledo Museum of Art
The Harvest 137cm x 71cm (54" x 28") $349 - Private Collection
The Maidservant 65cm x 84cm (26" x 33") $259 - Chrysler Museum
A Square in La Roche-Goyon 88cm x 61cm (35" x 24") $259 - Nationalgalarie
The Road to Versailles at Louveciennes 99cm x 80cm (39" x 32") $309 - Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
La roulotte des Bohemiens 109cm x 71cm (43" x 28") $309 - Private Collection
Chestnut Trees at Louveciennes, Spring 99cm x 81cm (39" x 32") $309 - Private Collection
Village Street, Pontoise 87cm x 71cm (34" x 28") $279 - Private Collection
View of Marly-le-Roi 127cm x 81cm (50" x 32") $359 - Private Collection
The Road to Versailles at Louveciennes (The Effect of Snow) 86cm x 71cm (34" x 28") $279 - The Walters Art Gallery
La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire, View from Champigny 107cm x 71cm (42" x 28") $299 - Museum of fine Arts
La Grenouillere at Bougival 88cm x 65cm (35" x 26") $269
The Pine Trees of Louveciennes 80cm x 65cm (32" x 26") $259 - Private Collection
Landscape near Louveciennes 106cm x 81cm (42" x 32") $319
Landscape at Louveciennes 87cm x 71cm (34" x 28") $279 - Private Collection
The Banks of the Marne 87cm x 65cm (34" x 26") $269 - Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum
Banks of the Oise in Pontoise 92cm x 71cm (36" x 28") $279 - Private Collection
Springtime in Louveciennes 113cm x 71cm (44" x 28") $309 - National Gallery
A Village through the Trees 81cm x 100cm (32" x 39") $309 - Private Collection
A Road in Louveciennes 101cm x 81cm (40" x 32") $319 - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Apple Trees at Pontoise (The Home of Pere Gallien) 79cm x 65cm (31" x 26") $259 - Private Collection
By the Oise at Pontoise 104cm x 65cm (41" x 26") $289 - Private Collection
Pontoise Dam 94cm x 65cm (37" x 26") $279 - Private Collection
Landscape under Snow, Upper Norwood 81cm x 65cm (32" x 26") $259
Riverbanks in Pontoise 100cm x 60cm (39" x 24") $269 - Private Collection
The Avenue, Sydenham 94cm x 60cm (37" x 24") $269 - National Gallery
Pink Peonies 60cm x 73cm (24" x 29") $239 - Ashmolean Museum Oxford
The House in the Forest 79cm x 60cm (31" x 24") $249 - Private Collection
Dulwich College, London 78cm x 65cm (31" x 26") $259 - Private Collection
The Seine at Marly 95cm x 71cm (37" x 28") $289 - Private Collection
Village Street, Auvers-sur-Oise 73cm x 60cm (29" x 24") $239 - Private Collection
Road to Saint-Germain, Louveciennes 118cm x 71cm (46" x 28") $319 - Private Collection
Kitchen Gardens at l'Hermitage, Pontoise 89cm x 65cm (35" x 26") $269 - Private Collection
The Pond at Montfoucault 81cm x 65cm (32" x 26") $259
Piette's Home in Montfoucault 79cm x 65cm (31" x 26") $259 - Private Collection
Pontoise, Les Mathurins (Former Convent) 80cm x 65cm (32" x 26") $259 - Private Collection
The Haystack, Pontoise 79cm x 65cm (31" x 26") $259
Paysage de l'Oise 104cm x 71cm (41" x 28") $299 - Private Collection
Snow at Montfoucault 73cm x 60cm (29" x 24") $239 - Private Collection
Old Woman with Ducks at Montfoucault 79cm x 65cm (31" x 26") $259 - Private Collection
The Railroad Crossing at Les Patis 76cm x 60cm (30" x 24") $249 - Private Collection
The Threshing Machine 80cm x 65cm (32" x 26") $259 - Private Collection
View of Pontoise 112cm x 71cm (44" x 28") $309 - Private Collection
La Campagne aux Environs de Conflans Saint-Honorine 90cm x 71cm (35" x 28") $279 - Private Collection
Rue de la Citadelle, Pontoise 99cm x 71cm (39" x 28") $289 - Private Collection
March Sun, Pontoise 108cm x 65cm (43" x 26") $289 - Kunsthalle
A Crossroads at l'Hermitage, Pontoise 78cm x 65cm (31" x 26") $259 - Private Collection
The Cowherd 96cm x 65cm (38" x 26") $279 - Private Collection
A Cowherd on the Route du Chou, Pontoise 115cm x 71cm (45" x 28") $319 - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Female Peasant Carding Wool 60cm x 77cm (24" x 30") $249 - E.G. Bührle Foundation
Le Fond de St. Antoine, Pontoise 78cm x 65cm (31" x 26") $259 - Private Collection
Bouquet of Flowers - Chrysanthemuns in a China Vase 60cm x 75cm (24" x 30") $249 - National Gallery of Ireland
Landscape in the Woods, Pontoise 78cm x 65cm (31" x 26") $259 - Private Collection
The Saint-Antoine Road at l'Hermitage, Pontoise 125cm x 81cm (49" x 32") $349 - Private Collection
The Effect of Snow at l'Hermitage 87cm x 60cm (34" x 24") $259 - Private Collection
The Banks of the Seine in Paris, Pont Marie, Quai d'Anjou) 105cm x 81cm (41" x 32") $319 - Private Collection
Mother Jolly 65cm x 81cm (26" x 32") $259 - Private Collection
Portrait of Paul Cezanne 60cm x 74cm (24" x 29") $239 - Private Collection
The Effect of Snow at l'Hermitage, Pontoise 79cm x 65cm (31" x 26") $259 - Private Collection
Les mathurins, Pontoise 65cm x 80cm (26" x 32") $259 - Private Collection
The Climbing Path, l'Hermitage 80cm x 65cm (32" x 26") $259 - National Gallery
The Sewer at Montfoucault 101cm x 81cm (40" x 32") $319 - Private Collection
La sente des pouilleux, Pontoise, effet de neige 79cm x 65cm (31" x 26") $259 - Private Collection
Landscape with Rocks, Montfoucault 86cm x 60cm (34" x 24") $258 - Private Collection
A Fair at the Hermitage near Pontoise 99cm x 81cm (39" x 32") $309 - Courtauld Institute of Art
The Garden at Pontoise 71cm x 95cm (28" x 37") $289 - Private Collection
The Banks of the Oise, Pontoise (Man Fishing) 99cm x 81cm (39" x 32") $309 - Private Collection
Portrait of Madame F. Estruc 50cm x 81cm (20" x 32") $239 - Private Collection
Landscape at Valhermeil 96cm x 65cm (38" x 26") $279 - Private Collection
Etude pour la batterie a Montfoucault 87cm x 65cm (34" x 26") $269 - Private Collection
A Street in Pontoise 86cm x 71cm (34" x 28") $279 - Private Collection
Farmyard in Pontoise 79cm x 65cm (31" x 26") $259 - Private Collection
Peasant Pushing a Wheelbarrow, Maison Rondest, Pontoise 71cm x 93cm (28" x 37") $289 - National Museum
Pathway at Chou, Pontoise 115cm x 71cm (45" x 28") $319 - Musee de la Chartreuse
La Carriere a l'Hermitage, Pontoise 71cm x 86cm (28" x 34") $279 - Private Collection
A Path in the Woods, Pontoise 81cm x 100cm (32" x 39") $309 - Private Collection
Near Pontoise 81cm x 98cm (32" x 39") $309 - Private Collection
Pere Melon Lighting His Pipe 65cm x 81cm (26" x 32") $259 - Private Collection
Shoemakers 71cm x 97cm (28" x 38") $289 - Private Collection
Le Pere Melon Resting 80cm x 65cm (32" x 26") $259 - Private Collection
Pontoise Landscape, Through the Fields 88cm x 71cm (35" x 28") $279 - Private Collection
Cottages at Auvers, near Pontoise 98cm x 81cm (39" x 32") $309 - Private Collection
A Street in Auvers (Thatched Cottages and a Cow) 98cm x 81cm (39" x 32") $309 - Private Collection
The Hay Wagon, Montfoucault 98cm x 81cm (39" x 32") $309 - Private Collection
The Path from Halage, Pontoise 81cm x 100cm (32" x 39") $309 - Private Collection
Houses of l'Hermitage, Pontoise 81cm x 65cm (32" x 26") $259 - Private Collection
Sunset at Valhermeil, near Pontoise 86cm x 71cm (34" x 28") $279 - Private Collection
Cowherd, Pontoise 71cm x 86cm (28" x 34") $279 - Private Collection
Young Woman and Child at the Well 81cm x 98cm (32" x 39") $309 - Art Institute of Chicago
Pere Melon Cutting Wood 71cm x 93cm (28" x 37") $289 - Private Collection
Laundresses on the Banks of the Oise at Pontoise 147cm x 65cm (58" x 26") $339 - Private Collection
The Chou Quarries, Pontoise 88cm x 71cm (35" x 28") $279 - Private Collection
Flood in Pontoise 78cm x 65cm (31" x 26") $259 - Private Collection
La mrchande de marrons, fiore de la St. Martin, Pontoise 81cm x 99cm (32" x 39") $309 - Private Collection
Falaises aux petites dalles 78cm x 65cm (31" x 26") $259 - Private Collection
Le gouter, enfant et juene paysanne au repos 88cm x 71cm (35" x 28") $279 - Private Collection
By the Water 71cm x 103cm (28" x 41") $299 - Private Collection
Paysage a Osny pres de l'abreuvoir 105cm x 81cm (41" x 32") $319 - Private Collection
Snow Effect in Montfoucault 96cm x 81cm (38" x 32") $309 - Private Collection
The Turkey Girl 65cm x 81cm (26" x 32") $259 - Museum of Fine Arts
Potato Market, Boulevard des Fosses, Pontoise 71cm x 92cm (28" x 36") $279 - Private Collection
La Saint-Martin a Pontoise 100cm x 50cm (39" x 20") $259 - Private Collection
Peasants Harvesting Potatos 71cm x 97cm (28" x 38") $289 - Private Collection
The Port of Rouen 99cm x 81cm (39" x 32") $309 - Private Collection
The Port of Rouen 99cm x 81cm (39" x 32") $309 - Private Collection
View of Rouen (Cours-la-Reine) 81cm x 71cm (32" x 28") $269 - Private Collection
Landscape wt Pontoise 82cm x 65cm (32" x 26") $259 - Private Collection
View of a Farm at Osny 85cm x 71cm (33" x 28") $279 - Private Collection
View of Eragny 97cm x 81cm (38" x 32") $309 - Private Collection
The Harvest 98cm x 81cm (39" x 32") $309 - Private Collection
The Banks of the Epte at Eragny 86cm x 71cm (34" x 28") $279 - Private Collection
Old Houses at Eragny 103cm x 85cm (41" x 33") $329 - Private Collection
La Ronde 108cm x 85cm (43" x 33") $329 - Private Collection
Saint-Martin, near Gisors 97cm x 81cm (38" x 32") $309 - Private Collection
Sunrise on the Sea 81cm x 130cm (32" x 51") $359 - Private Collection
Haystack: Eragny 79cm x 65cm (31" x 26") $259 - Private Collection
Road at Eragny: Winter 85cm x 71cm (33" x 28") $279 - Private Collection
Gisors, New Section 79cm x 65cm (31" x 26") $259 - Private Collection
Woman Tending the Laundry (study) 71cm x 86cm (28" x 34") $279 - Private Collection
Ile Lacruix, Rouen - Effect of Fog 73cm x 65cm (29" x 26") $249 - Private Collection
Hyde Park, London 99cm x 81cm (39" x 32") $309 - Private Collection
Charing Cross Bridge, London 112cm x 71cm (44" x 28") $309 - National Gallery of Art
Woman in Front of a Mirror 60cm x 79cm (24" x 31") $249 - Private Collection
La Riviere aux Saules, Eragny 84cm x 65cm (33" x 26") $259 - Private Collection
Hampton Court Green 102cm x 71cm (40" x 28") $299 - Private Collection
Kensington Gardens, London 91cm x 65cm (36" x 26") $269 - Private Collection
London, St. Paul's Cathedral 85cm x 65cm (33" x 26") $269 - Private Collection
Peasants Planting Pea Sticks 71cm x 87cm (28" x 34") $279 - Private Collection
Landscape of Eragny 108cm x 65cm (43" x 26") $289 - Pierpont Morgan Library
Landscape 60cm x 79cm (24" x 31") $249 - Private Collection
Three Peasant Women 85cm x 65cm (33" x 26") $269 - Private Collection

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