A Brief Summary of Impressionism
The Impression movement was mainly about using loose brushwork and painting pieces of a object in a composition to give off the suggestion or impression that the object was there. Paintings would often emphasize lighting, ordinary subject matter, movement, and sometimes unusual angles. Of course this is not to be confused with abstract art, as paintings are still rendered in intricate details. Painters would often paint outside and find that they could capture the effects of sunlight better compared to working in a studio.
Camille Pissarro
Self-Portrait by Camille Pissarro | 1873 | Oil on Canvas | 55.5 cm x 46 cm | Musee d’Orsay
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) was one of the Fathers of Impressionism. Born in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Pissarro often drew in his free time, cultivating his interest in art at a early age. In 1855, Pissarro travelled to study in Paris, where he studied with under a variety of master Realism painters like Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Gustave Courbet, and Charles-Francois Daubigny.
It is thought that Corot had a strong influence on Camille Pissarro as Pissarro himself said that he was a pupil of Corot in the catalogues of the Paris Salons, and most of Corot’s paintings were landscapes of ordinary folk.
His paintings seem to fall between the lines of Realism and Impressionism; Pissarro’s brushwork seems loose and messy at first glance, however each dabble of paint and stroke that was made is expertly thought out and emphasized, making a “Impression” of a object. Having learned from many Realism masters their brushwork and knowledge can be seen in Pissarro’s works.
Although Claude Monet is known as the most popular and prolific Impressionist painter, Pissarro was essentially one of the very first founders to implement the Impressionist Technique.
Works
The Boulevard Montmartre on a Winter Morning
The Boulevard Montmartre on a Winter Morning by Camille Pissarro | 1897 | Oil on Canvas | 25.5 in x 32 in | Metropolitan Museum of Art
La Rue de l’Epicerie, Rouen
Sunlight, Afternoon, la Rue de l’Epicerie, Rouen by Camille Pissarro | 1898 | Oil on canvas | Dimensions: ?? | Private Collection
The Artist’s Garden at Eragny
The Artist’s Garden at Eragny by Camille Pissarro | 1898 | Oil on Canvas | 73.4 cm x 92.1 cm | National Gallery of Art
A Path in the Woods, Pontoise
A Path in the Woods, Pontoise by Camille Pissarro | 1879 | Oil on Canvas | Private Collection
Citations:
https://www.camille-pissarro.org/biography.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressionism
https://www.theartstory.org/artist-pissarro-camille.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Pissarro
https://www.theartstory.org/movement-impressionism.htm
October 28, 2018 at 11:00 am
Alex,
Excellent research and writing on both Blake and Pissarro. I also appreciate your small and illuminating insights, especially with Blake. Also citing Pissarro as one of the original fathers of Impressionism is bang on. Good images and plenty of personal impressions of your own which is what I continue to look for.
Well Done!
Jeff
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