Camille Pissarro, some of the “Boulevarde Montmartre” series of 1897. One day in 1897, impressionist Camille Pissarro rented a room at the Grand Hotel de Russie in Paris in order to have a perfect view of Montmartre Boulevard. It is one of fourteen views of the Boulevard Montmarte in Paris that Pissarro painted between Feburary and April 1897. In the distance, the quays are busy with boats layered with smoke and mist.Victoria and Albert Museum – A Virtual TourNationalmuseum – National Museum of Fine Arts, StockholmFamous Artists You Should Know – Virtual Tour“God takes care of imbeciles, little children, and artists.”He was attracted to Rouen, describing it as having a unique character with its juxtaposition of old and new, which is part of what makes Pissarro’s urban paintings so interesting. The artist seems have portrayed himself as wise and mature, with a slight air of personal authority as he peers at the viewer over the tops of his half-moon spectacles. It was in the air!”“The Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, sunset, foggy weather” by Camille Pissarro depicts the bridge in foggy weather, with its traffic of horse-drawn carts and pedestrians. Rather it is the changing conditions of the streets themselves. Museum:         He also added: “what particularly interests me is the motif of the iron bridge in wet weather with all the vehicles, pedestrians, workers on the embankment, boats, smoke, haze in the distance; it’s so spirited, so alive.” Museum: He is the only artist to have shown his work at all eight Paris Impressionist exhibitions, from 1874 to 1886.“One can do such lovely things with so little. The painting was completed in 1856, the year after Pissarro moved back to Paris (he had previously attended a boarding school in the capital). Camille Pissarro - Camille Pissarro - The last years: series paintings: By 1890 Pissarro believed that he at last understood how to attain the unity in painting he had pursued throughout his career. The excitement and spectacle of the city at the fin-de-siècle is brilliantly evoked by the artist’s handling of paint and the elegant composition. In 1869, Pissarro was living in Louveciennes, a commune in the western suburbs of Paris. This particular painting is set in the nearby town of Sydenham, and on the left of the canvas is the Crystal Palace, a huge glass-and-iron exhibition hall that was designed by Sir Joseph Paxton for the Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park. This painting is one of numerous artworks by Pissarro that depict a This painting was the fourth and final self-portrait that Pissarro completed in his lifetime. Micheal Partridge is the definition of a francophile. Instead, Pissarro has integrated it into this scene of modern life, or From his window, he could see the Boulevard Montmarte to his left, and the Boulevard des Italiens to his right, which he depicted in two other canvases. However, by the time Pissarro came to paint it, his colleagues had largely abandoned it. This new technique involved painting using tiny adjacent dots of pure colour that blend in the human eye to create a luminous effect. “Work at the same time on the sky, water, branches, ground, keeping everything going on an equal basis… Don’t be afraid of putting on color… Paint generously and unhesitatingly, for it is best “not to lose the first impression.”“The Boulevard Montmartre on a Winter Morning” by Camille Pissarro was painted after his six years in rural Éragny.“Boulevard Montmartre: Afternoon, Sunshine” by Camille Pissarro was to be part of a thirteen artwork series of the famous Boulevard.Boulevard Montmartre Series by Camille PissarroPissarro visited Rouen in 1896 and in a letter written that year, he describes the paintings:Pissarro deliberately sought out a view of the busy industrial section of the town and produced several paintings of the view from the hotel in different light conditions and different weather. In this particular painting, Pissarro seems to have subtlety referenced the different stages of life. Museum: Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth – Virtual TourSponsor a Masterpiece with YOUR NAME CHOICE for $5Museum Masterpieces and Historical ObjectsNational Museum of Scotland – Virtual TourPeabody Museum of Archaeology and EthnologyThis work gave Pissarro the opportunity to study the effect of the new electric street lamps, aligned in the middle of the street, and the orange glow of the gas lights in the windows.“Morning, An Overcast Day, Rouen” by Camille Pissarro depicts the Boieldieu Bridge, or Grand Pont, that Pissarro painted from a room in the Hôtel d’Angleterre.“Don’t be afraid in nature: one must be bold, at the risk of having been deceived and making mistakes.”Charles Dickens Museum and Home – Virtual Tour“I regard it as a waste of time to think only of selling: one forgets one’s art and exaggerates one’s value.” On the road, there is three children with their mother, as well as an elderly lady, whose age is indicated by her walking stick and posture. Media in category "Boulevard Montmartre Serie by Pissarro" The following 37 files are in this category, out of 37 total. This particular painting in the series is the only Pissarro canvas depicting a night-time scene, and is used by the artist to explore the different types of artificial lighting that illuminated the boulevard after sunset. He later returned in 1895 and completed several watercolours. Although his artistic career was largely dominated by Impressionism, Pissarro also experimented with other styles, including Pointillism.