Camille Pissaro

CAMILLE PISSARRO

Camille Pissarro was born on July 10 1830, On Caribbean Island of St. Thomas in the West Indies. At the age of 12 his parents sent him to a small boarding school in Paris. The director there admired him for his work in art and advised him to take "advantage of his life in the tropics by drawing coconut trees." When Camille returned to St. Thomas in 1847 he had taken the directors advice to heart. By 1852 Camilles parents had noticed his talent and ambition and promised that they would support him. He then left his Caribbean home for Paris to study and pursue a career. In 1874 Pissarro joined Monet for a project and to organise independent exhibitions. Art critics became interested with Pissaro and his fellows work. Camille started to get high prices for his painting and a new admiration of artists admired his work!
Camille specialises in dot painting. He also does work in French impersonating.