As one of the founding figures of Impressionism, Camille Pissarro exerted considerable influence over the movement's other members, such as Paul Cezanne, Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin, Edgar Degas, and Mary Cassatt. This publication focuses on Pissarro's collaborations with these and other artists. It also celebrates the avant-garde quality of his painting, particularly in his contributions to Neo-Impressionism. Focusing on his role in the revolutionary Impressionist movement of the 1870s, the book traces Pissarro's work in dialog with his fellow artists, particularly Cezanne and Gauguin, and also reveals his influence on works by Alfred Sisley, Georges Seurat, Paul Signac and others. In addition to pages of exquisite reproductions of works by Pissarro and his contemporaries, this volume features illuminating essays on fascinating aspects of the life and work of this prolific artist. Readers will come away with a new understanding of how Pissarro's unique talent for collaboration and unity was vital to the development of French painting in the late 19th century.

About the Author
CHRISTOPHE DUVIVIER is Director of the Museums of Pontoise, France. JOSEF HELFENSTEIN is Director at the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland.


Book Information
ISBN 9783791378275
Author Christophe Duvivier
Format Hardback
Page Count 336
Imprint Prestel
Publisher Prestel
Weight(grams) 2245g
Dimensions(mm) 306mm * 259mm * 35mm