Camille Pissarro

Camille Pissarro, French impressionist artist, was born in St. Thomas, West Indies in a merchant family in 1830. First Camille started her career as an entrepreneur, like his father, but his obsession with painting changed the direction of his life. In 1852 Camille Pissarro became acquainted with Danish painter F. Melbye.

Camille Pissarro in 1855 to Paris, Pissarro Camille Corot was impressed by the scenery. Camille Pissarro painted in Paris in 1859. In 1859-1861, Camille Pissarro attended the Académie Suisse and formed friendships with Monet, Cezanne and Guillaumin. Around the same time Camille Pissarro married Julie Vellay.

In the 1866-68 Pissarro lived and worked in Pontoise. Camille Pissarro transformed from Barbizon Realism of Corot to Impressionism. 1869/70 moved to Louveciennes Camille Pissarro. Friends Pissarro, Daubigny suggest to the dealer Durand-Ruel art, who do a lot of promotional work Impresionis.Pada 1872-78, Pissarro lived in Pontoise, working with Cézanne. Pissarro was the leader of the original Impressionists, and the only one to exhibit at all eight of the Group exhibitions in Paris from 1874 to 1886.

Camille Pissarro in 1885 met Signac and Seurat and for the next five years to adopt Pointillist. Pissarro's interest in Socialism brought some problems: in 1894, Camille Pissarro had to flee to Belgium from the French persecution of Anarchists. In 1896 and 1898, Camille Pissarro painting views of the city and the port of Rouen, remained faithful to the early impressionist style. In 1897-1903, Camille Pissarro painted views of Paris, also Dieppe and Le Havre. Camille Pissarro died in Paris in 1903. Similarly, the biography of Camille Pissarro.

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