359 - Paul-Émile PISSARRO (1884–1972)

Paul-Émile PISSARRO (1884–1972) View of a Hamlet in the Countryside Mixed media on paper Signed lower right 23 x 31 cm (image size) Framed under glass Description: Born in Éragny-sur-Epte in 1884, Paul-Émile Pissarro was the youngest of Camille Pissarro’s five sons and the godson of Claude Monet, who introduced him to painting. After making his debut at the Salon des Indépendants in 1905, he exhibited in London, where his brother Lucien Pissarro organized his shows, and socialized with Kees van Dongen, Maurice de Vlaminck, and Raoul Dufy. In 1924, he settled in Lyons-la-Forêt, in a garden designed by Monet, then moved in 1937 to Clécy, in the heart of “Normandy’s Switzerland,” where he lived until his death in 1972. The hamlets, paths, and valleys of Normandy form the bulk of his repertoire. This village scene is part of that rural and luminous tradition, drawing on his father’s Impressionist legacy and the example of Cézanne, whose influence he felt.