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Camille Pissarro was born in the Danish West Indies to Jewish parents of Portuguese and French descent. At the age of 12, he went to school in Paris, where he displayed a penchant for drawing. Pissarro would go on to become one of the most influential members of the French Impressionist movement and the only artist to participate in all eight Impressionist exhibitions. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of Camille Pissarro art.
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Prairies de Bazincourt by Camille Pissarro - Landscape etching
By Camille Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Prairies de Bazincourt by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) Etching and aquatint 8.1 x 12 cm (3 ¹/₄ x 4 ³/₄ inches) Stamped with initials lower left, C.P. and numbered 3/18 lower right T...
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1880s Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Quai de Paris, à Rouen by Camille Pissarro - Cityscape etching
By Camille Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Quai de Paris, à Rouen by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) Etching 18 x 17.5 cm (7 ¹/₈ x 6 ⁷/₈ inches) Stamped with initials C.P. lower left and numbered 3/13 lower right This etching w...
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1890s Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Effet de pluie by Camille Pissarro - Landscape etching
By Camille Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Effet de pluie by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) Etching, aquatint and drypoint 15.9 x 21.3 cm (6 ¹/₄ x 8 ³/₈ inches) Stamped with initials C.P. lower left and numbered 7/14 lower righ...
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1870s Impressionist Landscape Prints

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Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

La rentrée du Berger by Camille Pissarro - Etching
By Camille Pissarro
Located in London, GB
La rentrée du Berger by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) Etching 7.6 x 10.9 cm (3 x 4 ¹/₄ inches) Stamped with initials C.P. lower left, and numbered 13/18 lower right This work was crea...
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1880s Impressionist Landscape Prints

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Etching

Bûcheronnes - Groupe de paysannes by Camille Pissarro - Lithograph
By Camille Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Bûcheronnes - Groupe de paysannes by Camille Pissarro (1830-19030 Lithograph on Chinese paper 13.5 x 24.2 cm Stamped with initials C.P. lower left and numbered 6/18 lower right Creat...
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1890s Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Paysanne au puits by Camille Pissarro - Etching
By Camille Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Paysanne au puits by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) Etching 23 x 19.3 cm (9 x 7 ⁵/₈ inches) Stamped lower left, C.P. and numbered 8/50 Created in 1891 and printed at a later date as a...
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1890s Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching

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