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PublishedPrestel, October 2025 |
ISBN9783791377896 |
FormatHardcover, 256 pages |
Dimensions30.8cm × 24.9cm × 3.2cm |
This stunning exhibition catalog celebrates one of Impressionism's pivotal figures with a comprehensive look at his life and artistic evolution. Born in the Caribbean, Camille Pissarro arrived in France an outsider but quickly became a central figure within the Impressionist collective, where he found like-minded people who valued progressive ideals and revolutionized the art world with their groundbreaking approach to capturing light and everyday life.
Filled with high-quality reproductions of landscapes, cityscapes, still lifes, and figure paintings, this volume traces Pissarro's artistic journey from detailed realism to vibrant Impressionism, his pioneering use of light and color, and his later exploration of post-impressionist techniques. This volume also looks at the social implications of his art, exploring how his beautiful and heroic depictions of farmers and laborers were informed by his utopian ideals and how he envisioned art as a necessary vehicle for social commentary and reform. AUTHORS: Clarisse Fava-Piz is Associate Curator in the department of European and American Art before 1900 at the Denver Art Museum. Christoph Heinrich is the Frederick and Jan Mayer Director at the Denver Art Museum. Michael Philipp is Chief Curator of the Museum Barberini in Potsdam, Germany. Ortrud Westheider is Director of the Museum Barberini in Potsdam, Germany. 181 colour illustrations
