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Camille Pissarro

The Audacity of Impressionism

by Anka Muhlstein
Adriana Hunter
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From the acclaimed biographer and author of Balzac's Omelette, an engaging new work on the life of "the father of Impressionism" and the role his Jewish background played in his artistic creativity.
The celebrated painter Camille Pissarro (1830–1903) occupied a central place in the artistic scene of his time: a founding member of the new school of French painting, he was a close friend of Monet, a longtime associate in Degas's and Mary Cassatt's experimental work, a support to Cézanne and Gauguin, and a comfort to Van Gogh, and was backed by the great Parisian art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel throughout his career. Nevertheless, he felt a persistent sense of being set apart, different, and hard to classify. Settled in France from the age of twenty-five but born in the Caribbean, he was not French and what is more he was Jewish. Although a resolute atheist who never interjected political or religious messages in his art, he was fully aware of the consequences of his lineage.
Drawing on Pissarro's considerable body of work and a vast collection of letters that show his unrestrained thoughts, Anka Muhlstein offers a nuanced, intimate portrait of the artist whose independent spirit fostered an environment of freedom and autonomy.

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    November 28, 2023

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      • ISBN: 9798350828450
      • File size: 279192 KB
      • Duration: 09:41:38

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    • English

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      Christine Rendel brings her delightful British voice to this biography of the artist Camille Pissarro (1830-1903). Known as "the father of Impressionism," Pissarro was born into a Jewish family on St. Thomas but settled in Paris for his career. While associating closely with the innovative painters of the time, including Monet, Degas, Cassatt, and C�zanne, Pissarro remained an original thinker who inspired the others. Rendel's charming delivery and dramatic expression for various characters keeps the narrative fresh and interesting. Her steady pacing is well suited to the artist himself, who led a remarkably drama-free life as a family man who worked diligently to sell his work. Listeners will enjoy the interactions among the artists and everyday scenes of life in Paris during La Belle poque. J.E.S. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine

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