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Today, we’ll start with
#ArtistWednesday!
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#CamillePissarro is often referred to as the father of
#Impressionism. His paintings of French urban and rural life capture a period where urbanization began to spread into the countryside surrounding Paris, impacting the landscape and ways of life of its inhabitants.
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This painting comes from one of the most productive eras of Pissarro’s carreer, when he moved his family back to Paris following the Franco-Prussian War. Pontoise, a northern suburb of Paris you see in this image, was a favorite subject of his.
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Camille Pissarro, The Crossroads, Pontoise, or Square at the Old Cemetery, 1872, Carnegie ...