CAMILLE PISSARRO (French, 1830-1903)
Le jardin d’Octave Mirbeau à Damps (Eure), 1892
Oil on canvas, 25 ½ x 21 ¼ inches
Signed and dated lower left: C Pissarro 1892
Over the last few months, the trials of the pandemic have made us all newly grateful for life’s simpler pleasures. This refreshing and straightforward article from Bonham’s reminds us about the fundamentals of Impressionism; the beauty, light and the joys found in everyday life.
With their luminous portrayals of the natural world and everyday life, the Impressionists changed the course of Western art history. Here specialist Bonham’s Molly Ott Ambler takes us through some of the key figures of the movement and explains why Impressionist Art still appeals to so many collectors today.