A Time and a Place: Near Sydenham Hill by Camille Pissarro

by Kathleen Adler

Book Overview

Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) is best known as one of the founders of the Impressionist movement. Although he received his artistic training in Paris, a seven-month stay in London, beginning in December of 1870, had a lasting impact on his artistic development. Fleeing Paris during the upheavals of the Franco-Prussian War, Pissarro settled in the South London suburb of Norwood. From there, he explored his new environs, reveling in the city's galleries...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300175779
• ISBN13: 9780300175776
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Kimbell Art Museum
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.6" x 9.3"