357 - Paul-Émile PISSARRO (1884–1972)

Paul-Émile PISSARRO (1884–1972) Country Scene with Two Figures Mixed media on paper Signed lower right 29 x 39 cm (image size) Framed under glass Description: The youngest son of Camille Pissarro, Paul-Émile Pissarro was born in 1884 in Éragny-sur-Epte. His godfather was Claude Monet, a neighbor in Giverny, who introduced him to both painting and gardening; he grew up close to his father, whom he accompanied on his painting trips to the countryside. He exhibited for the first time at the Salon des Indépendants in 1905, the same year as his brother Ludovic-Rodolphe, while his older brother Lucien Pissarro opened the doors to the London art scene for him. A painter, watercolorist, and printmaker, he shared a studio for a time with Kees van Dongen and traveled with Maurice de Vlaminck, André Dunoyer de Segonzac, and Raoul Dufy. It was the latter who introduced him to “Swiss Normandy” in 1930, where he settled in Clécy in 1937, after several years in Lyons-la-Forêt. His rural landscapes, enlivened by figures, freely extend the family’s Impressionist legacy, which would be carried on after his death by his son Hugues Claude Pissarro and his niece Orovida.