Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)

Like all second-generation Pissarro artists, Georges Henri ‘Manzana’ Pissarro initially worked under a pseudonym. Born in 1871, Manzana was the third of Camille Pissarro’s seven children, adopting the name ‘Manzana’ in 1894 after the maiden name of his maternal grandmother. It was not until around 1910, to honour his deceased father, that he employed his family name when signing his work.
Manzana studied with his father from an early age and spent his formative years surrounded by the distinguished artists associated with the Impressionist movement – Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne, and Paul Gauguin – who frequented the Pissarro home in Éragny. At his father's side he learnt not only to handle brush and pencil but also to observe nature and its changing qualities.
Subjected to rich and diverse influences, Manzana became a prolific and versatile artist, working with oil, pastel and watercolour as well as etchings, lithography and stencils. As a young man he adopted his father's purely Impressionist style and produced a series of landscapes around Éragny. He exhibited Impressionist works at the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Indépendants, as well as Durand Ruel and Druet galleries in Paris in the early 1900s.
In 1906 his work began to evolve. Inspired by Dr Mardus’ French translation of ‘A Thousand and One Nights’, Manzana embarked on a grand project to publish his own illustrated version of these magical tales. This pulled Manzana into the umbrella of the decorative arts movement where he flourished creating tapestries, glassware, furniture, ceramics and metal work, all inspired by Orientalism and often incorporating gold, silver and copper paint. In 1907 he had his first exhibition of decorative works at Vollard but it was the 1914 exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris that catapulted his career to fame. Here he exhibited 311 works including tapestries, carpets, furniture, glassware, decorative paintings, etchings and lithographs.
The subsequent years were filled with bright ideas, gilded costumes and a glittering lifestyle as Manzana navigated the 20s and 30s between Les Andelys and Paris, spending many summers in Brittany. These culminated in a series of colourful yet delicate new works which Manzana exhibited prolifically. When war broke out in 1939 Manzana moved with his family to Casablanca, where he remained until 1947. Manzana was married and widowed three times. The last years of his life were spent in Menton with his son Félix who was also an accomplished artist, there Manzana returned to the Impressionist tradition of his early years, painting the serene landscapes that surrounded him.
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Manzana studied with his father from an early age and spent his formative years surrounded by the distinguished artists associated with the Impressionist movement – Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne, and Paul Gauguin – who frequented the Pissarro home in Éragny. At his father's side he learnt not only to handle brush and pencil but also to observe nature and its changing qualities.
Subjected to rich and diverse influences, Manzana became a prolific and versatile artist, working with oil, pastel and watercolour as well as etchings, lithography and stencils. As a young man he adopted his father's purely Impressionist style and produced a series of landscapes around Éragny. He exhibited Impressionist works at the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Indépendants, as well as Durand Ruel and Druet galleries in Paris in the early 1900s.
In 1906 his work began to evolve. Inspired by Dr Mardus’ French translation of ‘A Thousand and One Nights’, Manzana embarked on a grand project to publish his own illustrated version of these magical tales. This pulled Manzana into the umbrella of the decorative arts movement where he flourished creating tapestries, glassware, furniture, ceramics and metal work, all inspired by Orientalism and often incorporating gold, silver and copper paint. In 1907 he had his first exhibition of decorative works at Vollard but it was the 1914 exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris that catapulted his career to fame. Here he exhibited 311 works including tapestries, carpets, furniture, glassware, decorative paintings, etchings and lithographs.
The subsequent years were filled with bright ideas, gilded costumes and a glittering lifestyle as Manzana navigated the 20s and 30s between Les Andelys and Paris, spending many summers in Brittany. These culminated in a series of colourful yet delicate new works which Manzana exhibited prolifically. When war broke out in 1939 Manzana moved with his family to Casablanca, where he remained until 1947. Manzana was married and widowed three times. The last years of his life were spent in Menton with his son Félix who was also an accomplished artist, there Manzana returned to the Impressionist tradition of his early years, painting the serene landscapes that surrounded him.
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Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Péniches sur la Seine
Oil on canvas
54 x 65 cm (21 ¼ x 25 ½ inches)
Signed and dated lower left, G. Manzana 1902 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Toits Rouges à Menton
Oil on board
40 x 56.5 cm (15 ¾ x 21 ⅞ inches)
Signed and dated lower left, Manzana Pissarro 1953 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Vue de la Fenêtre de l'Artiste, Menton Carei sous la Neige
Oil on board
45.8 x 54.8 cm (18 x 21 ⁵/₈ inches)
Signed and dated lower left Manzana Pissarro 1955 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
L’Orientale à la Mandoline
Mixed media with gold on paper
31.5 x 41.5 cm (12 ⅜ x 16 ⅜ inches)
Signed lower right, Manzana -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Récolte des Pommes
Mixed media on paper, laid on board
44.5 x 55 cm (17 ½ x 21 ⅝ inches)
Signed and dated lower left, Manzana 1906 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Femmes au Paon
Mixed media with gouache, gold and silver highlights and charcoal on paper
22.5 x 29.5 cm (8 ⁷/₈ x 11 ⁵/₈ inches)
Signed lower left Manzana-Pissarro.
Executed circa 1910 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Scène Orientaliste, Deux Femmes Assises et Dindons
Oil and gold on canvas
60.3 x 81.2 cm (23³/₄ x 32 inches)
Executed circa 1910 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Woman with a White Veil
Mixed media with gold and silver on board, laid on canvas
59.5 x 34.5 cm (23 ⅜ x 13 ⅝ inches)
Signed lower right, Manzana
Executed circa 1915 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Deux Baigneuses dans un Paysage
Oil on canvas
38 x 46 cm (15 x 18 ⅛ inches)
Signed and dated lower left, Manzana Pissarro 55 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Bathers
Oil on panel
47 x 38 cm (18 ½ x 15 inches)
Signed lower right, Manzana Pissarro -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Baigneurs sur la riviere
Gouache on paper
30 x 38 cm (11 ³/₄ x 15 inches)
Signed lower right Manzana Pissarro
Executed circa 1950 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Oriental Dancer
Mixed media with gold and silver on paper
52 x 36 cm (20 ¹/₂ x 14 ¹/₈ inches)
Signed lower right, Manzana
Executed circa 1910 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Les Baigneuses
Colour stone lithograph
44 x 35 cm (17 ⅜ x 13 ¾ inches)
Signed lower right, Manzana
Executed circa 1915 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Elégante au Châle Rose
Mixed media with gold, silver and charcoal on paper
48.5 x 31.5 cm (19 ⅛ x 12 ⅜ inches)
Signed and dated lower left, Manzana 1913 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
La Plage aux Andelys
Oil on board
23.7 x 32.9 cm (9 ⅓ x 13 inches)
Signed lower left, Manzana Pissarro -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Le Chemin à l’Annonciade (Menton)
Oil on board
55 x 46 cm (21 ⁵/₈ x 18 ¹/₈ inches)
Signed lower left Manzana Pissarro
Executed circa 1950s -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Brume et Soleil du Matin (The Seine at Les Andelys)
Oil on board
38 x 54.8 cm (15 x 21 ⅝ inches)
Signed lower left, Manzana Pissarro
Titled and signed on the reverse
Executed circa late 1920s -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
River landscape with two Breton women
Pastel on paper
26 x 42.5 cm (10 ¹/₄ x 16 ³/₄ inches)
Signed with estate stamp lower right
Executed circa 1930 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Cat and Cockerel
Oil and gold on panel
65 x 94 cm (25 ⁵/₈ x 37 inches)
Signed and dated, Manzana Pissarro 1925 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Rabbit with Four Baby Rabbits
Pochoir
32 x 48 cm (12 ⅝ x 18 ⅞ inches)
Stamped signature lower left
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Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Poisson d'Or
Oil and enamel paint on panel
32.5 x 41 cm (12 ³/₄ x 16 ¹/₈ inches)
Signed lower left Manzana
Executed circa 1920 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Fish
Pochoir
24.3 x 42 cm (9⁵/₈ x 16¹/₂ inches)
Signed with Estate stamp Manzana Pissarro and numbered upper left 40/100 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Two Turkeys
Pochoir
42 x 59.5 cm (16 ½ x 23 ⅜ inches)
Signed with Estate stamp, lower left
Numbered 1/25 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Three Hens
Pochoir
31.8 x 48.3 cm (12 ½ x 19 inches)
Signed with Estate stamp and épreuve d'état -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Cou Cou nu et ses poules
Oil on panel
62 x 65 cm (24 ³/₈ x 25 ⁵/₈ inches)
Signed and dated lower left, Manzana 1935 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Three Cockrels
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Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Le Pékinois
Charcoal on paper
41 x 49 cm (16 ¹/₈ x 19 ¹/₄ inches)
Signed lower centre Manzana Pissarro
Executed circa 1920 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Singing Rooster
Colour crayon and pencil on paper
22 x 16 cm (8 ⅝ x 6 ¼ inches) -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Wild Ducks
Charcoal and pastel on paper
46 x 62 cm (18 ⅛ x 24 ⅜ inches)
Estate stamp lower left Manzana Pissarro
Executed circa 1920 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Jeune Femme de Dos au Zèbre
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Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Girl & Zebras
Charcoal on paper
51 x 64.5 cm (20 ⅛ x 25 ⅜ inches)
Signed lower right, Manzana Pissarro -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Les Adolescentes Sakuntala et Anousouya
Black ink on paper
20.5 x 13.3 cm (8 ¹/₈ x 5 ¹/₄ inches)
Titled and signed lower left, Manzana
Executed circa 1920 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Menaka au bain
Pencil on paper
25.5 x 18.3 cm (10 x 7 ¹/₄ inches)
Titled lower left, signed Manzana, lower right
Executed circa 1920 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Bathers with Swans
Pencil on paper
20.5 x 26.8 cm (8 ¹/₈ x 10 ¹/₂ inches)
Signed lower left Manzana Pissarro
Executed circa 1920 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Deux Nues Orientales
Pencil on tracing paper
26 x 18.5 cm (10 ¹/₄ x 7 ¹/₄ inches)
Signed with studio stamp lower left Manzana Pissarro
Executed circa 1920 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Study for the Moroccan Woman with Girl
Coloured pencil on paper
10.3 x 16.7 cm (4 x 6 ⁵/₈ inches)
Signed with studio stamp lower right Manzana Pissarro
Executed circa 1940 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Les Femmes Turques (Repos sur l'Herbe)
Monotype
22 x 16 cm (8 ⅝ x 6 ¼ inches)
Signed lower right Manzana Pissarro
Inscribed and dated lower left Les Femmes Turques (Repos sur l'Herbe) 1906, 2ème état
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Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Two Figures by the Sea
Colour crayon and pencil on paper
20.3 x 26 cm (8 x 10 ¼ inches)
Signed lower right, Manzana Pissarro
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Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Port Scene in Brittany
Charcoal on artist's board
50 x 66 cm (19 ³/₄ x 26 inches)
Signed on the reverse
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Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Issy, France
Charcoal and coloured crayon on paper
20.4 x 25 cm (8 x 9 ⅞ inches)
Signed lower right Manzana and inscribed lower left Issy
Executed circa 1890 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Deux Bretonnes
Pastel on paper
26.5 x 34.6 cm (10 ⅜ x 13 ⅝ inches)
Signed and dated lower left, Manzana 1930
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Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Sleeping Cat
Pastel on paper
23 x 22 cm (9 x 8 ⁵/₈ inches)
Signed and dated lower left, Octobre 1944 Casablanca, Manzana -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Decorative Squirrel Design
Pencil and watercolour on paper
45.4 x 32.4 cm (17 ⁷/₈ x 12 ³/₄)
Signed lower right Manzana Pissarro -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Madane la Dinde et Monsieur Cochon
Watercolour and colour crayon on paper
28.8 x 22.5 cm (11 ³/₈ x 8 ⁷/₈ inches)
Signed lower right Manzana and titled lower left -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Young Woman with her Chin in her Hand
Charcoal on paper
18.5 x 12.5 cm (7 ¹/₄ x 4 ⁷/₈ inches)
Stamped lower right Manzana Pissarro -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Arab Market's Scene
Pencil on brown paper
17.7 x 26.7 cm (7 x 10 ½ inches)
Signed with studio stamp lower left -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Femmes Orientales
Watercolour on paper
26 x 20 cm (10 ¹/₄ x 7 ⁷/₈ inches)
Signed lower right Manzana Pissarro -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Fille au Pigeon
Etching & aquatint
36 x 13.8 cm (14 ⅛ x 5 ⅛ inches)
Signed lower left -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Jeune Femme Orientale
Charcoal on paper
47 x 31 cm (18 ½ x 12 ¼ inches)
Signed lower right Manzana
Executed circa 1915 -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
La Bergère Turque
Etching
33.5 x 27 cm (13 ¼ x 10 ¾ inches)
Signed lower left, Manzana Pissarro, titled and inscribed lower right, État Définitif -
Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Femme en Costume Oriental
Pastel on paper
31.5 x 23.6 cm (12 ⅜ x 9 ¼ inches)
Signed with Estate stamp lower left
Executed circa 1925
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Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Oriental Woman
Charcoal
48 x 32 cm (18 ⅞ x 12 ⅝ inches)
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Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)
Country Path with Red Roofs
Coloured crayon, pencil and charcoal on paper
32 x 24 cm (12 ⅝ x 9 ½ inches)
Signed with Estate Stamp lower right
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