Salon des Artistes Indpendants - Passion for Life Nov 27, 2008
A small group of innovative artists, Paul Cezanne, Paul Gauguin, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Camille Pissarro and the founders Albert Dubois-Pillet, Odilon Redon, Henri-Edmond Cross, Georges Seurat, Paul Signac, founded the Salon des Indpendants in 1884. In a movement of defiance, these Neo-Impressionist painters, tired from being refused by the juries of the official Salon, decided to create their own Salon - the Salon des Indpendants - with the fundamental principle of no jury, nor... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Tenn. man sues Germany over art seized by Nazis Nov 7, 2008
Among the items were an El Greco that Adolf Hitler wanted for his personal collection, paintings by Dutch masters Frans Hals and Peter Paul Rubens and works by French impressionist Camille Pissarro. Westfeld remained in prison and concentration camps until he was killed in the Auschwitz death camp in Poland. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
'Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night': Oct 4, 2008
The paintings of Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir and Camille Pissarro were all about light and the different grades of color derived from it, used to convey volume and perspective. The Impressionists observed nature, transcribing its reality through visual impressions, hence the name of the movement. (International Herald Tribune)
Exhibit features 19th century art movement Jul 16, 2008
The crowd oohed and ahhed as the black cloths were pulled off to reveal the pieces, which included Paul Signac s Les Andelys, l le Lucas and Camille Pissarro s Le Quai du Pothuis, Pontoise, both part of the Impressionist exhibit, and Thomas Cole s View of Boston. View of Boston was only on display for the evening. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Weeklong exhibit features 19th century art movement Jul 15, 2008
The crowd oohed and ahhed as the black cloths were pulled off to reveal the pieces, which included Paul Signac s Les Andelys, l le Lucas and Camille Pissarro s Le Quai du Pothuis, Pontoise, both part of the Impressionist exhibit, and Thomas Cole s View of Boston ... The two pieces, one by Paul Signac and the other by Camille Pissarro, are part of a weeklong impressionism exhibit and also includes pieces by Renoir and Monet. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Rarely-seen Monet goes on display Jun 21, 2008
Other major impressionist and modern works at the sale are by Henri Matisse, Pierre Bonnard, Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, Wassily Kandinsky and Camille Pissarro. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Monet, Picasso to Anchor $1.2 Billion London Sales; Russian Buyers Courted Jun 19, 2008
The group, which has been guaranteed a minimum price, includes Monet's ``Le Bassin aux Nympheas'' and works by Henri Matisse, Picasso, Camille Pissarro and estimated at between 2 million pounds and 4 million pounds. The 6-foot, 7-inch wide Monet, one of a group of four large- scale signed water lily paintings the artist sold in 1919, has not appeared at auction since 1971. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
* [ART JOURNAL] Get a closer look at Pissarro Jun 11, 2008
The National Palace Museum has given its new exhibit of paintings by French Impressionist Camille Pissarro, his contemporaries and children, plenty of space, allowing each individual work to be appreciated in an intimate atmosphere ... View From My Window, Eragny-sur-Epte by Camille Pissarro, above, and Landscape With Trees by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, below, are on display at the National Palace Museum ... The Impressionists are celebrating in Taiwan at the moment: the French Impressionists that... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Jun 1, 2008
The National Palace Museum will start its summer season by launching an exhibition focusing on works by renowned 19th century French impressionist Camille Pissarro ... said the exhibition, called Camille Pissarro: Family and Friends, is showing 90 works by 24 19th century artists and will run through Aug. 17. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The Impressionists: A Preview May 29, 2008
Woman and Child at the Well (1882) by Camille Pissarro (1836-1903); and. (1884/90) by Edgar Degas (1834-1917). (Suite101.com)
Forty artists to explore 'Life on Mars' in International Feb 22, 2008
" Andrew Carnegie's intent was to bring the best current art to Pittsburgh as well as to attract the broader art world to the city. He also quickly recognized that by exhibiting the "Old Masters of tomorrow," his institution would have the opportunity to build its collection by purchasing work from the show. While not all artist's reputations stand the test of time, there have been notables among those whose works were acquired for the Carnegie collection through the Internationals, including... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The art of restitution Feb 16, 2008
In 2000, the museum announced that it had transferred Boulevard Montmartre: Spring (1897), a painting by Camille Pissarro, to the daughter-in-law of Max Silberberg, a Jewish industrialist and collector from Breslau, Germany. According to the museum, representatives of the Silberberg estate learned of the circumstances of the disposition of works in Silberberg's collection, including Boulevard Montmartre, on the basis of information obtained from archives in the former East Germany made available... (Jerusalem Post, Israel)
Sotheby's Sells Record $230 Million Worth of Art as Russians Boost Demand Feb 6, 2008
2 million pounds and a Camille Pissarro for 2. 4 million pounds. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Monet, Turner a money churner Feb 1, 2008
On show will be works from some of the best-known and popular artists, including J.M.W.Turner, John Constable, Gustave Courbet, Camille Pissarro, Paul Cezanne, Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin and Claude Monet. Australian artists will include Eugene Von Guerard, John Glover, Tom Roberts and Arthur Streeton. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Philip Conisbee, 62; former curator at LACMA, National Gallery Jan 22, 2008
zanne's mentor, Camille Pissarro, helped C. zanne move away from less interesting still-life paintings and adopt the vivid brush style of Impressionism. (Los Angeles Times)
Liverpool to launch EU culture capital celebrations Jan 11, 2008
Liverpool, the waterfront of which is a UNESCO world heritage site, has the biggest number of museums in Britain outside London, and visitors can take in shows featuring artists such as Gustav Klimt, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro and architect Le Corbusier. Thanks to the culture capital link, a series of internationally-known events are also taking place in Liverpool in 2008 including the MTV Europe music awards, the Turner Prize for modern art and the BBC Electric Proms music festival. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
L.A. museum given Picasso, Matisse works Dec 14, 2007
The gift from Janice and Henri Lazarof includes 20 works by Picasso; two versions of Constantin Brancusi's signature bronze, "Bird in Space;" seven figurative sculptures and a painting by Alberto Giacometti; two dozen works by Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee and Lyonel Feininger and Impressionist pieces by Edgar Degas and Camille Pissarro. "It's a major deal to get this work in one fell swoop, at a time when the art market has made it nearly impossible for museums to purchase work of this quality,"... (MSNBC -- News)
LACMA gets huge gift Dec 12, 2007
" About 80 works from the collection will go on view Jan. 13, a month before the museum unveils the first phase of an ambitious expansion and renovation program that includes a new contemporary art building financed by Los Angeles collector-philanthropist Eli Broad. The Lazarof donation will debut in three galleries on the plaza level of the Ahmanson Building, in a new 22,000-square-foot showcase for modern art. Although Henri Lazarof is a veteran composer and his wife, a daughter of the late... (Los Angeles Times)
* New insights into artists' failing vision Dec 6, 2007
Camille Pissarro had a malfunctioning tear duct. Seizures and other nervous disorders tortured and ultimately destroyed Vincent van Gogh. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
More of this story Nov 22, 2007
Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro and a host of other impressionists advocated painting outdoors, and last weekend, more than 30 artists took that lesson to heart. Some struggled with the cold, but come Saturday evening, the Historical Courthouse was full of several impressions of Bartow from the expected courthouse and parks, to the more hidden, natural settings. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
Matisse Sets Record as Christie's Auction Totals $395 Million Nov 7, 2007
Records tumbled for other European painters, including Paul Cezanne, Camille Pissarro and Paul Signac. Americans dominated the buying, taking home half of the lots, with Europeans buying a quarter and the rest going to other bidders, according to Christie's. (Bloomberg)
Nazi Art Dealer's Will Disperses Collection of Old Masters, Expressionists Jul 12, 2007
Lohse died on March 19, aged 95, and has since become the focus of a three-nation investigation into a looted Camille Pissarro painting discovered in a Swiss bank safe that was seized by Zurich prosecutors on May 15. The painting's prewar owners said the Gestapo stole it from their Vienna apartment in 1938. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Meet Monet at Family Art Days Jun 13, 2007
The exhibit, "Paths to Impressionism," includes paintings by Camille Pissarro, Childe Hassam, John Singer Sargent and, of course, Claude Monet, Wilson said. Monet played an especially important role in the Impressionist movement with his freedom of form and visually appealing and compelling art, said Heather Jensen, an art history professor. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Salon des Acceptances May 11, 2007
Among those rejected artists were Edouard Manet, James Whistler, Paul Cezanne and Camille Pissarro. This year's Ellarslie Open received 466 entries, 64 percent more than last year's, and had to be whittled down to 112. (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
The Art Capades Feb 21, 2007
I was swept up, too, by the sensory overload of Camille Pissarro s chilly gray Boulevard Montmarte on a Winter Morning, and the refreshing verdant-green depths of Monet s Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lilies, painted in 1899 in the artist s Giverny garden. But I was also enchanted by the demure white gillyflowers and ripe pears in Henri Fantin-Latour s Still Life with Flowers and Fruit. (San Antonio Current, TX)
Angry young man Feb 12, 2007
As early as 1882, when he was already starting to sell at good prices, Renoir refused to exhibit with the radical impressionists led by the anarchist Camille Pissarro. By 1897, his paintings were being purchased by the French state. (Guardian Unlimited)
Monet's Love Affair with Japanese Art Jan 9, 2007
Japonisme, a fascination with all things Japanese, was soon the rage among French intellectuals and artists, among them Vincent van Gogh, Edouard Manet, Camille Pissarro and the young Monet. Perhaps for that reason Impressionism caught on early in Japan and remains ferociously popular there. (Time.com)
