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Pissarro

American  
[pi-sahr-oh, pee-sa-roh] / pɪˈsɑr oʊ, pi saˈroʊ /

noun

  1. Camille 1830–1903, French painter.


Pissarro British  
/ pɪˈsɑːrəʊ, pisaro /

noun

  1. Camille (kamij). 1830–1903, French impressionist painter, esp of landscapes

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Pissarro soon gave up on pointillism, noting its conflict with the richness and spontaneity of Impressionism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Jeremy Allen White stars as Bruce Springsteen in a new biopic, Yorgos Lanthimos directs Emma Stone in an offbeat alien-abduction story, Camille Pissarro receives his first U.S. retrospective in decades, and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Cassirer said his late father, Claude Cassirer, who discovered the Pissarro painting had survived the war and launched the family fight for its return two decades ago, would be thrilled with his adopted state’s support.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024

They would have known the Pissarro piece was stolen had they done the due diligence required of them as legitimate collectors, the family argued.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2024

Theo has already been displaying works by Paul Gauguin, Camille Pissarro, Auguste Rodin, Edgar Degas, and others in the gallery.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman