Review of "Pissarro: Creating the Impressionist Landscape"

Camille Pissarro is known as “The Father of French Impressionism.” Most of the landscapes on display are from the decade of 1864-1874. During this decade, Pissarro developed his impressionist style. Representative works include his early years at Louveciennes, his seven months of London exile during the Franco-Prussian War, his return to Louveciennes, Pontoisse and his final years in Paris.

Throughout the procession of paintings, you can see Pissarro’s gradual transition from the use of black and dark colors. His depiction of snowy scenes become more sophisticated as he develops more loosely painted landscape and cityscapes.

My favorites were “The Farm on the Grounds of the Château of Marly” and “The House in the Woods.”

Admission includes a personal audio guide, a thirty minute video by art historians and thirty nine of his paintings. This exhibit is running at the Brooks Museum of art through January 6, 2008.