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Portrait of a boy by Camille Pissarro

Portrait of a boy

Camille Pissarro · 1853

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Artist
Camille Pissarro
Date
1853
Location
Ordrupgaard
ART MOVEMENTS
ImpressionismNeo-Impressionism
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THE ARTIST

Camille Pissarro

1830–1903 · France

Camille Pissarro, the Danish-French painter, was a pivotal figure in both Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism, capturing everyday life from Parisian streets to snow-covered villages.

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Beyond Pissarro and Impressionism: works from the same years, and from the other movements Portrait of a boy belongs to.

Carmelina Same movement · Neo-Impressionism Carmelina Henri Matisse · 1903 · Museum of Fine Arts Boston The Cottage by the Roadside, Stormy Sky Same era · 1830s–1860s The Cottage by the Roadside, Stormy Sky Léon-Victor Dupré · 1855 · Art Institute of Chicago The Backgammon Players Same era · 1830s–1860s The Backgammon Players Philip Webb · 1861 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn (1825–1860), Princesse de Broglie Same era · 1830s–1860s Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn (1825–1860), Princesse de Broglie Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · 1853 · Metropolitan Museum of Art Olive Trees Same era · 1830s–1860s Olive Trees Vincent van Gogh · 1853 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Wordsworth Manor Same era · 1830s–1860s Wordsworth Manor William Hart · 1852 The Brook of Les Puits-Noir Same era · 1830s–1860s The Brook of Les Puits-Noir Gustave Courbet · 1855 · Art Institute of Chicago Woman Feeding Chickens Same era · 1830s–1860s Woman Feeding Chickens Jean-François Millet · 1850 · Art Institute of Chicago
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