Camille Pissarro

Camille Pissarro was born in St Thomas (then a Danish possession) in the West Indies but lived and worked mainly in the Paris area. He visited London in 1870-71. He was an Impressionist and mainly painted landscapes. He was influenced by Millet and Corot.

Detail from Paul Cézanne, Portrait of Pissarro
© The Art Archive/Musée d'Orsay, Paris/Alfredo Dagli Orti