Considered by Cézanne as "the first of the Impressionists", Camille Pissarro is one of the founders of the group which revolutionized the history of art and representation. His work, of great diversity - unique views of Paris, ports, gardens which make the transition between impressionism and pointillism... - influenced Seurat and Signac and inspired Gauguin. His taste for poetry and simplicity revolutionized painting.
How is his career one of the most original in the history of art? What are the major particularities of his paintings composed so differently from those of Monet or Renoir?
Magnificently illustrated, this work offers a clear and lively synthesis of Pissarro's work. It relates, in a first part, the artistic and personal journey of the artist. A second part shows his greatest works in large format.
