Camille Pissarro, French Impressionist painter. Portuguese Sephardic Jewish.
Born July 10, 1830; died November 13, 1903
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“Painter and printmaker who was a key figure in the history of Impressionism. Pissarro was the only artist to show his work in all eight Impressionist group exhibitions; throughout his career, he remained dedicated to the idea of such alternative forums of exhibition. He experimented with many styles, including a period when he adopted Georges Seurat’s “pointillist” approach. A supportive friend and mentor to influential artists such as Paul Cézanne and Paul Gauguin, he was described by many who knew him as ‘Father Pissarro.’”
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, (accessed December 1, 2008)