| AdminHistory | Lucien Camille Pissarro, born Paris, eldest child of the impressionist painter Camille Pissarro and his wife Julie Vellay, 1863; worked in the Paris office of an English textile firm, 1878-1882; worked as a painter alongside his father, 1884-1890 and was party to the evolution of pointillism; also developed his skills as a wood-engraver under the guidance of Auguste Lepre; worked at at Manzi's art-publishing firm in Paris, 1887-1890; settled in London, 1890; married Esther Bensusan, 1892; concentrated on developing a career as an illustrator and printer; he and his wife established the Eragny Press, producing 31 fine books uniquely distinguished by their illustrations and initial letters, 1894-1914; designed the Brook type, 1902; after suffering three strokes in 1897 he painted little until 1903; painted landscapes in England and France; exhibited with the New English Art Club, 1904, elected a member, 1906, and continued to contribute to its exhibitions; joined a group of painters led by Sickert, 1907; founder member of the Camden Town Group, 1911, and of the London Group, 1913, resigned, 1914; naturalised British subject, 1916; established the Monarro Group to represent those artists who derived inspiration from Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro, 1919; moved to Hewood, Dorset, 1940; died 1944. Esther Pissarro, born 1870, daughter of a City merchant; died 1951. Orovida Pissarro, born 1893; a painter known for her studies of animals; died 1968. |