Camille Pissarro

Camille Pissarro is a French Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist painter, paternal figure of the Impressionist movement whose prolific work and generous teaching profoundly influence his contemporaries. The only artist to exhibit at all eight Impressionist exhibitions, he develops a technique of fragmented and vibrant touches that capture the changing light of rural and urban landscapes of Île-de-France. His views of Pontoise, Éragny and Paris testify to a meticulous observation of nature and modern life, combining constructive rigor and atmospheric sensitivity. A constant experimenter, he explores pointillism alongside Seurat before returning to a freer facture, embodying the spirit of perpetual research that animates the avant-garde. Benevolent mentor to Cézanne, Gauguin and Van Gogh, he plays a crucial role in the evolution of modern painting through his fidelity to Impressionist principles and his openness to artistic innovations.