Hotspur🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 on Nostr: "Snow and Frost at Eragny," Camille Pissarro, 1895. Pissarro (1830-1903) was born in ...

"Snow and Frost at Eragny," Camille Pissarro, 1895.

Pissarro (1830-1903) was born in the Virgin Islands (then a Danish possession), from a French mother and a Portuguese father, both of whom were Jewish, which makes for a rather interesting background.

He's regarded as one of the most important Impressionists, not as much for his artistic style, great as it was, but because he was a central, organizing force in the group, and a calming, paternal presence to many younger artists. Cezanne, Van Gogh, and others, regarded him as a father figure, and he was said to be a warm, kindhearted individual.

He was in his 60s, having some health issues and financial hardships when he painted this, but the serenity here is remarkable. Pissarro was praised for his ability to paint people in natural settings without "artifice or grandeur" and that shows. Also a hint of his anarchist politics; he was a big fan of the common working person, and always depicted them with dignity.

From a private collection.

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