Pontoise (circa 1867/1869, denoted at the bottom left: “C. Pissarro”; canvas; 0.815 x 1.00 m; National Gallery Prague)

Pontoise (circa 1867/1869, denoted at the bottom left: “C. Pissarro”; canvas; 0.815 x 1.00 m; National Gallery Prague)...

“One must be simple, natural and have lots of character.” -- Letter from Camille Pissaro to his son Lucien, 28 February, 1900 In this painting, Pissarro has introduced men and wom...

Pissarro’s landscape are usually inhabited and worked. Traditional landscapes often incorporate ancient ruins and timeless figures in harmony with nature, such as bathers or nymphs...

During the last decades of the nineteenth century, the photograph rapidly replaced the painted portrait as the public’s preferred medium for recording an accurate individual likene...

Though born in Paris, Paul Gauguin spent his formative years in Peru. His father having died while the family was en route, Paul and his sister Marie lived with their mother in t...

The Garden in Eragny (1880, denoted at the bottom left: “C. Pissarro 80”; canvas; 0.455 x 0.55 m; National Gallery Prague)...

The Garden in Eragny (1880, denoted at the bottom left: “C. Pissarro 80”; canvas; 0.455 x 0.55 m; National Gallery Prague)...

Arthur (James) Lewis (1824-1901), husband of Kate Terry, and grandfather of John Gielgud. It appears he was also a painter and a musician, with a connection to J M Whistler. Arthur...