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Orovida Pissarro Art

1893-1968

Orovida Pissarro, the only child of Lucien and Esther Pissarro, was the first woman in the Pissarro family to become a professional artist and the first Pissarro of her generation to take up painting. Born in Epping, England, in 1893, she lived and worked predominantly in London, where she was a prominent member of several British arts clubs and societies.

Orovida first learned to paint in the Impressionist style from her father and, after a brief period of formal study with Walter Sickert in 1913, she renounced formal art schooling.

Throughout her career, Orovida always remained outside mainstream British art movements. Much to Lucien's disappointment, she soon turned away from naturalistic painting and developed an unusual style that combined elements of Japanese, Chinese, Persian and Indian art. Her rejection of Impressionism, which, for the Pissarro family, was a way of life, and her simultaneous decision to drop her famous last name and use simply Orovida as a nom de peintre, reflected a desire for independence and distance from the family legacy, of which she nevertheless remained proud.

Orovida's most distinctive works are her paintings from the 1920s and 1930s in gouache (she called her mixture body color) and tempera, applied in thin, delicate washes to silk, linen, paper or gold leaf and embellished with brocade borders. These elegant and richly decorative works generally depict non-Western subjects, for example: Mongolian horseback riders, African dancers and Persian princes, often engaged in activities such as dancing or hunting rituals.

The second half of Orovida's painting career is marked by a dramatic change in both style and subject matter. In the mid-1940s, she began to embrace contemporary subjects from everyday life and returned to a more naturalistic style. Her new style was more suited to oils, and thus, she returned to that medium.

Over the course of her life, Orovida was aware of the mixed blessing of having famous artists in the family; not only a grandfather and father but also four uncles, and towards the end of her life, she was instrumental in developing the Pissarro family archive that her mother had established at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.

(Biography provided by Stern Pissarro Gallery)

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Artist: Orovida Pissarro
La Proie by Orovida Pissarro, 1917 - Etching Print
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE La Proie by Orovida Pissarro (1893 - 1968) Etching 12.5 x 17.5 cm (4 ⅞ x 6 ⅞ inches) Signed and dated 1917 Trial ...
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Fear Ridden by Orovida Pissarro, 1926 - Etching Print
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Fear Ridden by Orovida Pissarro (1893 - 1968) Etching 12.8 x 17.5 cm (5 x 6 ⅞ inches) Signed and dated lower righ...
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1920s Orovida Pissarro Art

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Tom Cat by Orovida Pissarro - Cat oil painting, 1961
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Tom Cat by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Oil on canvas 51 x 61 cm (20 ¹/₈ x 24 inches) Signed and dated lower left Orovida 1961 Provenance Collection of Carel Weight Private collecti...
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1960s Modern Orovida Pissarro Art

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Canvas, Oil

Cheetah by Orovida Pissarro, 1930 - Etching Print
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
SOLD UNFRAMED Cheetah by Orovida Pissarro (1893 - 1968) Etching, 28/50 19.2 x 24.5 cm (7 ½ x 9 ⅝ inches) Signed and dated lower right Orovida 1930 Numbered lower left 28/50 and titled lower middle Artist's Biography: Orovida Camille Pissarro...
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Cat and Mouse by Orovida Pissarro - Animal painting
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Cat and Mouse by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Oil on canvas 61 x 51 cm (24 x 20 ⅛ inches) Signed and dated lower centre Orovida 1948, altered by the artist in 1966 Provenance Royal ...
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1960s Modern Orovida Pissarro Art

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Portrait of a Woman by Orovida Pissarro - Portrait painting
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Portrait of a Woman by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Egg tempera on silk laid down on stretched linen 47.6 x 37 cm (18 ³/₄ x 14 ⁵/₈ inches) Signed and dated upper right, OROVIDA 1936 Provenance: Christie's London, 1985 Kunstgalerij De Vuyst, Belgium Private collection, London Private collection, London, by descent Artist biography: Orovida Camille Pissarro...
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1930s Orovida Pissarro Art

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Bonfire, Jubilee Night by Orovida Pissarro - Egg tempura painting, 1936
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Bonfire, Jubilee Night by Orovida Pissarro (1893 - 1968) Egg tempura on linen 86 x 111 cm (33 ⁷/₈ x 43 ³/₄ inches) Signed and dated lower left Executed in 1936 Provenance Private co...
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1930s Modern Orovida Pissarro Art

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Mare and Foal by Orovida Pissarro - Etching Print
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
SOLD UNFRAMED Mare and Foal by Orovida Pissarro (1893 - 1968) Etching 15.6 x 20.7 cm (6 ¹/₈ x 8 ¹/₈ inches) Artist's Biography Orovida Camille Pissarro, Lucien and Esther Pissarr...
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20th Century Orovida Pissarro Art

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Curves by Orovida Pissarro, 1919 - Etching Print
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Curves by Orovida Pissarro (1893 - 1968) Etching, trial proof no. 54 20.2 x 15 cm (8 x 5 ⅞ inches) Signed and dated lower right, Orovida 1919 Inscribed lower left Trial proof no. 54 ...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Orovida Pissarro Art

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The Dancers by Orovida Pissarro, 1927 - Etching Print
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE SOLD UNFRAMED The Dancers by Orovida Pissarro (1893 - 1968) Etching 19 x 24 cm (7 ¹/₂ x 9 ¹/₂ inches) Signed an...
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Pig Sticking by Orovida Pissarro, 1931 - Etching Print
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
SOLD UNFRAMED Pig Sticking by Orovida Pissarro (1893 - 1968) Etching 17.3 x 27.4 cm (6 ¾ x 10 ¾ inches) Signed and dated lower right Orovida 1931 Numbered lower left 26/50 and titl...
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Ceremonial Dance by Orovida Pissarro, 1927 - Etching Print
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Ceremonial Dance by Orovida Pissarro (1893 - 1968) Etching 19.2 x 24.8 cm (7 ½ x 9 ¾ inches) Signed and dated lower right Orovida 1927 Inscribed lower left Final state no. 12/35 and ...
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A Study of Human Head and Tiger by Orovida Pissarro - Sketch
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE A Study of Human Head and Tiger by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Pencil on paper 25.5 x 20 cm (10 x 7⁷/₈ inches) E...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Orovida Pissarro Art

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Paper, Pencil

Nylons and Bric-a-Brac by Orovida Pissarro - Oil painting
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Nylons and Bric-a-Brac by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Oil on canvas 73 x 60 cm (28 ³/₄ x 23 ⁵/₈ inches) Signed and dated upper right Orovida 1951 Provenance Estate of the artist With John Bensusan-Butt, cousin of the artist G Hassell, 25th November 1988 With John Noott, 10th June 1992 Literature K L Erickson, Orovida Pissarro: Painter and Print-Maker with A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, (doctoral thesis), Oxford, 1992, Appendices, no. 141 (illustrated) Exhibition London, Redfern Gallery, Recent Paintings: Orovida, 3rd-26th January 1952, no. 51 Artist biography Orovida Camille Pissarro, Lucien and Esther Pissarro’s only child, was the first woman in the Pissarro family as well as the first of her generation to become an artist. Born in Epping, England in 1893, she lived and worked predominantly in London where she became a prominent member of several British arts clubs and societies. She first learned to paint in the Impressionist style of her father, but after a brief period of formal study with Walter Sickert in 1913 she renounced formal art schooling. Throughout her career, Orovida always remained outside of any mainstream British art movements. Much to Lucien's disappointment she soon turned away from naturalistic painting and developed her own unusual style combining elements of Japanese, Chinese, Persian and Indian art. Her rejection of Impressionism, which for the Pissarro family had become a way of life, together with the simultaneous decision to drop her famous last name and simply use Orovida as a ‘nom de peintre’, reflected a deep desire for independence and distance from the weight of the family legacy. Orovida's most distinctive and notable works were produced from the period of 1919 to 1939 using her own homemade egg tempera applied in thin, delicate washes to silk, linen or paper and sometimes embellished with brocade borders. These elegant and richly decorative works generally depict Eastern, Asian and African subjects...
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1950s Modern Orovida Pissarro Art

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Canvas, Oil

The Hunting Prince by Orovida Pissarro - Etching
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
The Hunting Prince by Orovida Pissarro (1893 - 1968) Etching 15 x 20 cm (5 ⅞ x 7 ⅞ inches) Signed and dated lower right Orovida 1926 Inscribed lower left Trial proof no.14 and titled lower middle Provenance: Private collection, Europe Artist biography: Orovida Camille Pissarro, Lucien and Esther Pissarro’s only child, was the first woman in the Pissarro family as well as the first of her generation to become an artist. Born in Epping, England in 1893, she lived and worked predominantly in London where she became a prominent member of several British arts clubs and societies. She first learned to paint in the Impressionist style of her father, but after a brief period of formal study with Walter Sickert in 1913 she renounced formal art schooling. Throughout her career, Orovida always remained outside of any mainstream British art movements. Much to Lucien's disappointment she soon turned away from naturalistic painting and developed her own unusual style combining elements of Japanese, Chinese, Persian and Indian art. Her rejection of Impressionism, which for the Pissarro family had become a way of life, together with the simultaneous decision to drop her famous last name and simply use Orovida as a ‘nom de peintre’, reflected a deep desire for independence and distance from the weight of the family legacy. Orovida's most distinctive and notable works were produced from the period of 1919 to 1939 using her own homemade egg tempera applied in thin, delicate washes to silk, linen or paper and sometimes embellished with brocade borders. These elegant and richly decorative works generally depict Eastern, Asian and African subjects...
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1920s Orovida Pissarro Art

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Landscape with Gate by Orovida Pissarro - Drawing
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Landscape with Gate by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Pencil on paper 25.7 x 20.4 cm (10 ¹/₈ x 8 inches) Executed circa 1917 Artist biography: Orovida Camille Pissarro, Lucien and Esther Pissarro’s only child, was the first woman in the Pissarro family as well as the first of her generation to become an artist. Born in Epping, England in 1893, she lived and worked predominantly in London where she became a prominent member of several British arts clubs and societies. She first learned to paint in the Impressionist style of her father, but after a brief period of formal study with Walter Sickert in 1913 she renounced formal art schooling. Throughout her career, Orovida always remained outside of any mainstream British art movements. Much to Lucien's disappointment she soon turned away from naturalistic painting and developed her own unusual style combining elements of Japanese, Chinese, Persian and Indian art. Her rejection of Impressionism, which for the Pissarro family had become a way of life, together with the simultaneous decision to drop her famous last name and simply use Orovida as a ‘nom de peintre’, reflected a deep desire for independence and distance from the weight of the family legacy. Orovida's most distinctive and notable works were produced from the period of 1919 to 1939 using her own homemade egg tempera applied in thin, delicate washes to silk, linen or paper and sometimes embellished with brocade borders. These elegant and richly decorative works generally depict Eastern, Asian and African subjects, such as Mongolian horse...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Orovida Pissarro Art

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Paper, Pencil

Man & Beast by Orovida Pissarro - Etching
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Man & Beast by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Etching 27 x 22 cm (10 ⁵/₈ x 8 ⁵/₈ inches) Signed and dated lower right, orovida 1924 Inscribed lower left, Final state no 12/40 and titled lower centre Artist biography: Orovida Camille Pissarro, Lucien and Esther Pissarro’s only child, was the first woman in the Pissarro family as well as the first of her generation to become an artist. Born in Epping, England in 1893, she lived and worked predominantly in London where she became a prominent member of several British arts clubs and societies. She first learned to paint in the Impressionist style of her father, but after a brief period of formal study with Walter Sickert in 1913 she renounced formal art schooling. Throughout her career, Orovida always remained outside of any mainstream British art movements. Much to Lucien's disappointment she soon turned away from naturalistic painting and developed her own unusual style combining elements of Japanese, Chinese, Persian and Indian art. Her rejection of Impressionism, which for the Pissarro family had become a way of life, together with the simultaneous decision to drop her famous last name and simply use Orovida as a ‘nom de peintre’, reflected a deep desire for independence and distance from the weight of the family legacy. Orovida's most distinctive and notable works were produced from the period of 1919 to 1939 using her own homemade egg tempera applied in thin, delicate washes to silk, linen or paper and sometimes embellished with brocade borders. These elegant and richly decorative works generally depict Eastern, Asian and African subjects, such as Mongolian horse...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Orovida Pissarro Art

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Siamese Cat with Kittens by Orovida Pissarro - Egg tempura painting
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Siamese Cat with Kittens by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Egg tempera on linen 39 x 48 cm (15³/₈ x 18⁷/₈ inches) Signed lower right Orovida and dated lower left 1934 Provenance J Ankri, 8th October 1967 Literature K L Erickson, Orovida Pissarro: Painter and Print-Maker with A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, (doctoral thesis), Oxford, 1992, Appendices, no. 51, p. 56 (illustrated) Exhibition London, The Leicester Galleries, Paintings by Orovida, February 1935, no. 6 Women’s International Art Club, 20th February - 13th March 1937, no. 273 London, Redfern Gallery, Ten Years of Work by Orovida, 5th-28th May 1938, no. 7 London, The Royal Society of British Artists, Summer Exhibition, 1947, no. 281 (possibly the etching) London, O’Hana Gallery, Paintings, Drawings and Coloured Etchings: Orovida, 3rd-18th October 1957, no. 13 Artist biography Orovida Camille Pissarro, Lucien and Esther Pissarro’s only child, was the first woman in the Pissarro family as well as the first of her generation to become an artist. Born in Epping, England in 1893, she lived and worked predominantly in London where she became a prominent member of several British arts clubs and societies. She first learned to paint in the Impressionist style of her father, but after a brief period of formal study with Walter Sickert in 1913 she renounced formal art schooling. Throughout her career, Orovida always remained outside of any mainstream British art movements. Much to Lucien's disappointment she soon turned away from naturalistic painting and developed her own unusual style combining elements of Japanese, Chinese, Persian and Indian art. Her rejection of Impressionism, which for the Pissarro family had become a way of life, together with the simultaneous decision to drop her famous last name and simply use Orovida as a ‘nom de peintre’, reflected a deep desire for independence and distance from the weight of the family legacy. Orovida's most distinctive and notable works were produced from the period of 1919 to 1939 using her own homemade egg tempera applied in thin, delicate washes to silk, linen or paper and sometimes embellished with brocade borders. These elegant and richly decorative works generally depict Eastern, Asian and African subjects, such as Mongolian horse...
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1930s Modern Orovida Pissarro Art

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Linen, Egg Tempera

Tiger Surprises Black Buck by Orovida Pissarro - Animal painting
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Tiger Surprises Black Buck by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Oil on canvas 127 x 101.5 cm (50 x 40 inches) Signed and dated lower left Orovida 1960 Provenance The Leicester Galleries, London, circa 1965 Literature K L Erickson, Orovida Pissarro: Painter and Print-Maker with A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, (doctoral thesis), Oxford, 1992, Appendices, no. 195 (illustrated) Exhibition London, Royal Society of British Artists, 3rd-25th November 1960, no. 82 (possibly; titled Tiger Entangled) London, Royal Academy, 1961, no. 534 Colchester, The Minories, 3rd- 24th March 1962 London, The Leicester Galleries, 1965, no. 37 Artist biography Orovida Camille Pissarro, Lucien and Esther Pissarro’s only child, was the first woman in the Pissarro family as well as the first of her generation to become an artist. Born in Epping, England in 1893, she lived and worked predominantly in London where she became a prominent member of several British arts clubs and societies. She first learned to paint in the Impressionist style of her father, but after a brief period of formal study with Walter Sickert in 1913 she renounced formal art schooling. Throughout her career, Orovida always remained outside of any mainstream British art movements. Much to Lucien's disappointment she soon turned away from naturalistic painting and developed her own unusual style combining elements of Japanese, Chinese, Persian and Indian art. Her rejection of Impressionism, which for the Pissarro family had become a way of life, together with the simultaneous decision to drop her famous last name and simply use Orovida as a ‘nom de peintre’, reflected a deep desire for independence and distance from the weight of the family legacy. Orovida's most distinctive and notable works were produced from the period of 1919 to 1939 using her own homemade egg tempera applied in thin, delicate washes to silk, linen or paper and sometimes embellished with brocade borders. These elegant and richly decorative works generally depict Eastern, Asian and African subjects, such as Mongolian horse...
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1960s Modern Orovida Pissarro Art

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Canvas, Oil

Chatter by Orovida Pissarro - Etching
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Chatter by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Etching 26 x 19 cm (10 ¹/₄ x 7 ¹/₂ inches) Signed and dated lower right Orovida 1927 Inscribed lower left Trial proof no. 18/25 and titled lower middle Artist biography: Orovida Camille Pissarro, Lucien and Esther Pissarro’s only child, was the first woman in the Pissarro family as well as the first of her generation to become an artist. Born in Epping, England in 1893, she lived and worked predominantly in London where she became a prominent member of several British arts clubs and societies. She first learned to paint in the Impressionist style of her father, but after a brief period of formal study with Walter Sickert in 1913 she renounced formal art schooling. Throughout her career, Orovida always remained outside of any mainstream British art movements. Much to Lucien's disappointment she soon turned away from naturalistic painting and developed her own unusual style combining elements of Japanese, Chinese, Persian and Indian art. Her rejection of Impressionism, which for the Pissarro family had become a way of life, together with the simultaneous decision to drop her famous last name and simply use Orovida as a ‘nom de peintre’, reflected a deep desire for independence and distance from the weight of the family legacy. Orovida's most distinctive and notable works were produced from the period of 1919 to 1939 using her own homemade egg tempera applied in thin, delicate washes to silk, linen or paper and sometimes embellished with brocade borders. These elegant and richly decorative works generally depict Eastern, Asian and African subjects, such as Mongolian horse...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Orovida Pissarro Art

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Etching

La Poursuite by Orovida Pissarro - Animal etching
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
La Poursuite by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Etching with aquatint 17.2 x 12.5 cm (6 ³/₄ x 4 ⁷/₈ inches) Signed and dated lower right Orovida 1917 Inscribed lower left Final State Trial proof no. 1 Artist biography Orovida Camille Pissarro, Lucien and Esther Pissarro’s only child, was the first woman in the Pissarro family as well as the first of her generation to become an artist. Born in Epping, England in 1893, she lived and worked predominantly in London where she became a prominent member of several British arts clubs and societies. She first learned to paint in the Impressionist style of her father, but after a brief period of formal study with Walter Sickert in 1913 she renounced formal art schooling. Throughout her career, Orovida always remained outside of any mainstream British art movements. Much to Lucien's disappointment she soon turned away from naturalistic painting and developed her own unusual style combining elements of Japanese, Chinese, Persian and Indian art. Her rejection of Impressionism, which for the Pissarro family had become a way of life, together with the simultaneous decision to drop her famous last name and simply use Orovida as a ‘nom de peintre’, reflected a deep desire for independence and distance from the weight of the family legacy. Orovida's most distinctive and notable works were produced from the period of 1919 to 1939 using her own homemade egg tempera applied in thin, delicate washes to silk, linen or paper and sometimes embellished with brocade borders. These elegant and richly decorative works generally depict Eastern, Asian and African subjects, such as Mongolian horse...
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1910s Orovida Pissarro Art

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Aquatint, Etching

Siamese Cats by Orovida Pissarro - Animal etching
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
SOLD UNFRAMED Siamese Cats by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Etching 10 x 7.5 cm (4 x 3 inches) Artist biography Orovida Camille Pissarro, Lucien and Esther Pissarro’s only child, wa...
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1940s Orovida Pissarro Art

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The Monkey Killer by Orovida Pissarro - Animal painting
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
The Monkey Killer by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Oil on canvas 76 x 101 cm (29 ⅞ x 39 ¾ inches) Signed and dated lower right Orovida 1963 Provenance: The Leicester Galleries, Londo...
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1960s Orovida Pissarro Art

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The Fortune Teller by Orovida Pissarro - Oil painting
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE The Fortune Teller by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Oil on canvas 60 x 73 cm (23 ⁵/₈ x 28 ³/₄ inches) Signed and d...
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1950s Modern Orovida Pissarro Art

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Zebra and foal by Orovida Pissarro - Animal etching
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Zebra and foal by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Etching 20 x 17.3 cm (7⁷/₈ x 6³/₄ inches) Signed and dated lower right Orovida 1938 Titled lower middle and numbered 4/50 lower right ...
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1930s Orovida Pissarro Art

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Dinka with a Bongo by Orovida Pissarro - Animal painting
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Dinka with a Bongo by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Egg tempera on linen, laid on board 85 x 62.3 cm (33 ½ x 24 ½ inches) Signed and dated lower right Orovida 1937 Provenance Redfern Gallery, London, August 1937 Collection of Mrs Tongo, from whence to: Sotheby's, London,15th December 1965 Royal Academy, London 11th May 1966, no. 728 Reverend Canon Ernest A Bawtree, Cambridgeshire, England Gillian Jason Gallery, London, acquired from the above, 8th November 1984 Christie's, London, 7th June 1985 Literature K L Erickson, Orovida Pissarro: Painter and Print-Maker with A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, (doctoral thesis), Oxford, 1992, Appendices, no. 69, p. 73-74 (illustrated) Exhibition London, Redfern Gallery, Summer Salon, 5th August - 25th September 1937, no. 12 London, Royal Academy, 1966, no. 728 Detailed Description Orovida’s first series of imaginative works, executed in the 1920s and 30s, reflect her interest in non-Western art. This was largely fuelled by the fashion for Orientalism in fin-de-siècle France, but also by the works of Paul Gauguin and those of her uncle Georges Manzana Pissarro, particularly his solo show at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris in 1914. Orovida was struck by her uncle’s Orientalist and Decorative portraits and his use of gold and silver. The flattening of the picture plane and the increasingly stylised treatment of her subjects would also have been influenced by exhibitions which she frequented in London, including a presentation on Persian art at Burlington house in 1930-31 as well as her numerous trips to the British Museum. To Orovida, non-Western art offered greater creative freedom, as she later wrote: ‘Western art has led straight to the photo and eastern art is still free.’ As a result, her early works often show subjects such as Mongolian horse...
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1930s Art Deco Orovida Pissarro Art

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Linen, Egg Tempera, Board

Caterwaul by Orovida Pissarro - Animal painting
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Caterwaul by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Oil on canvas 51 x 61 cm (20 ¹/₈ x 24 inches) Provenance Estate of the artist With John Bensusan-Butt, cousin of the artist G Hassell, 25th...
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1950s Modern Orovida Pissarro Art

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Canvas, Oil

Migration (The Horses) by Orovida Pissarro - Painting of running horses
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Migration (The Horses) by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Egg tempera on linen laid on board 76 x 101 cm (29 ⅞ x 39 ...
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1930s Modern Orovida Pissarro Art

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Spring (Primrose Gathering) by Orovida Pissarro - Oil painting
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Spring (Primrose Gathering) by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Oil on board 101.5 x 76.4 cm (40 x 30 inches) Signed and dated lower centre Orovida 1956 Provenance Estate of Orovida Pis...
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1950s Modern Orovida Pissarro Art

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The Nomads by Orovida Pissarro - Etching
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
The Nomads by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Etching and aquatint, final state 21/42 27 x 41 cm (10 ⁵/₈ x 16 ¹/₈ inches) Signed, Orovida, and dated 1925 Orovida was a gifted printmake...
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1920s Art Deco Orovida Pissarro Art

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Father, Daughter and Horse by Orovida Pissarro - Oil painting
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Father, Daughter and Horse by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Oil on canvas 60 x 73 cm (23 ⅝ x 28 ¾ inches) Signed a...
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1940s Modern Orovida Pissarro Art

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Canvas, Oil

Migrating horses by Orovida Pissarro - Animal painting
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Migrating horses by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Oil on canvas 71.1 x 81.4 cm (28 x 32 inches) Signed and dated l...
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1950s Modern Orovida Pissarro Art

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Peccarys and Tiger Pranks by Orovida Pissarro - Animal etching
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Peccarys and Tiger Pranks by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Etching and aquatint 31.5 x 23 cm (12 ⅜ x 9 inches) Sig...
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1920s Orovida Pissarro Art

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Aquatint, Etching

Man & Beast by Orovida Pissarro - Etching
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Man & Beast by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Etching 27 x 22 cm (10 ⁵/₈ x 8 ⁵/₈ inches) Signed and dated lower rig...
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1920s Orovida Pissarro Art

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Etching

Portrait by Orovida Pissarro - etching
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Portrait by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Etching 25 x 16.5 cm (9 ⁷/₈ x 6 ¹/₂ inches) Signed and dated lower right, Orovida 1919 Inscribed lower left, Trial proof no. 20 and titled lo...
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1910s Orovida Pissarro Art

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Etching, Paper

The Cattery by Orovida Pissarro - Animal painting
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
The Cattery by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Oil and pencil on canvas 61 x 51 cm (24 x 20 ⅛ inches) Signed and dated upper right Orovida 1964 Provenance Estate of the artist G Hassel...
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1960s Modern Orovida Pissarro Art

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Canvas, Oil, Pencil

A Game of Cards by Orovida Pissarro - Oil painting
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
A Game of Cards by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Oil on canvas 59 x 72 cm (23 ¹/₄ x 28 ³/₈ inches) Signed and titled upper right Orovida 1949 Artist biography Orovida Camille Pissarr...
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1940s Modern Orovida Pissarro Art

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Oil

Winter (The Skaters) by Orovida Camille Pissarro - Winter scene painting
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Winter (The Skaters) by Orovida Camille Pissarro (1893-1968) Egg tempera ...
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1930s Modern Orovida Pissarro Art

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Linen, Egg Tempera

Ice Cream Picnic by Orovida Pissarro - Oil painting
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Ice Cream Picnic by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Oil on board 101 x 76 cm (39 ¾ x 29 ⅞ inches) Signed and dated lower left Orovida 1953 Provenance Richard Pissarro, gifted by the ar...
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1950s Modern Orovida Pissarro Art

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Oil, Board

Animal painting by Orovida Camille Pissarro titled 'Exercising Ponies'
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Exercising Ponies by Orovida Camille Pissarro (1893-1968) Oil on board 101.5 x 76 cm (40 x 30 inches) Signed and dated lower right Orovida 1954 Provenance Estate of Orovida Pissarro With John Bensusan-Butt, cousin of the artist Sotheby's London, 12th October 1988 G Hassell, 25th November 1988 With John Noott, 10th June 1992 Literature K L Erickson, Orovida Pissarro: Painter and Print-Maker with A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, (doctoral thesis), Oxford, 1992, Appendices, no. 161 (illustrated) Exhibitions London, Bowmore Gallery, Women in Art 1850-1989, 2nd-11th November 1989 Fort Lauderdale, Museum of Art, Camille Pissarro and his Descendants, January-April 2000, no.123 This work was included in the above important museum exhibition and a catalogue of the Fort Lauderdale museum show will be included with this painting. Biography Orovida Camille Pissarro, the only child of Lucien and Esther Pissarro, was the first woman in the Pissarro family to become a professional artist and the first Pissarro of her generation to take up painting. Born in Epping, England, in 1893, she lived and worked predominantly in London, where she was a prominent member of several British arts clubs and societies. She first learned to paint in the Impressionist style from her father and, after a brief period of formal study with Walter Sickert in 1913, she renounced formal art schooling. Throughout her career, Orovida always remained outside mainstream British art movements. Much to Lucien's disappointment, she soon turned away from naturalistic painting and developed an unusual style that combined elements of Japanese, Chinese, Persian and Indian art. Her rejection of Impressionism, which, for the Pissarro family, was a way of life, and her simultaneous decision to drop her famous last name and use simply Orovida as a nom de peintre, reflected a desire for independence and distance from the family legacy, of which she nevertheless remained proud. Orovida's most distinctive works are her paintings from the 1920s...
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1950s Modern Orovida Pissarro Art

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Oil, Canvas

Rupert Rides by Orovida Pissarro - Animal etching
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Rupert Rides by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Etching 31 x 23.5 cm (12 ¼ x 9 ¼ inches) Signed and dated lower righ...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Orovida Pissarro Art

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Etching

Laying the Ghost by Orovida Pissarro - Animal etching
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Laying the Ghost by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Etching 39 x 26.3 cm (15 ⅜ x 10 ⅜ inches) Signed and dated lower right Orovida 1932 Numbered lower left 1/9 and titled lower middle ...
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1930s Orovida Pissarro Art

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Etching

The Japanese Girl by Orovida Pissarro - Watercolour on paper
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
The Japanese Girl by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Watercolour on paper 17.78 x 12.7 cm (7 x 5 inches) Signed lower right, Orovida Circa 1920 This highly original piece has the origi...
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1920s Art Deco Orovida Pissarro Art

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Paper, Watercolor

The Calf by Orovida Pissarro - Watercolour and etching
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE The Calf by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Watercolour, hand-coloured over an etching 17.5 x 23.2 cm (6 ⅞ x 9 ⅛ inc...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Orovida Pissarro Art

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Watercolor, Etching

Friends
By Orovida Pissarro
Located in Austin, TX
Title: "Friends" Artist: Orovida Pissarro Medium: Etching on paper Size: 9.75 x 3.5" Year: 1922 Framed
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1920s Orovida Pissarro Art

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Etching

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