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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Labeling him “the first Impressionist,” it presents Pissarro as a painter who led the way, albeit one focused on unglamorous aspects of everyday life, mostly in the countryside outside Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation — which is owned by Spain and holds the Camille Pissarro masterpiece — has claimed that the law is unconstitutional and should therefore be ignored.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

Painting was always ahead of writing in its newness: Monet, Pissarro, Seurat and others stepped out of the 19th century well before it ended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

They spend the evenings together in cafes in Montmartre with Georges Seurat, Armand Guillaumin, Camille Pissarro and his son, Lucien, and other painter friends who stop by.

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

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