Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)

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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 which dramatically boosted his career. 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.

Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871 - 1961)

Vue de la Fenêtre de l'Artiste, Menton Carei sous la Neige

Péniches sur le Loing

Petit Lavoir du Pont Pierre, Morêt-sur-Loing

La Grue St Cloud

Deux Baigneuses dans un Paysage

La Plage aux Andelys

Femme Mettant son Bas

L'Orientale au Chat

Baigneuses en Bord de Rivière

Coq et poules

Poisson d'Or

Bretonne à la Vache

Scène Orientaliste, Deux Femmes Assises et Dindons

Femmes au Paon

L’Orientale à la Mandoline

Country Path with Red Roofs

Brume et Soleil du Matin (The Seine at Les Andelys)

Le Chemin à l’Annonciade (Menton)

Créole au turban

Oriental Dancer

Woman with a White Veil

Magpie

Three Hens

Three Cockrels

Cou Cou nu et ses poules

Cat and Cockerel

Procede

Two Turkeys

Fish

Rabbit with Four Baby Rabbits

Le Pékinois

Wild Ducks

Singing Rooster

Decorative Squirrel Design

Madame la Dinde et Monsieur Cochon

Deux Bretonnes

Récolte des Pommes

River landscape with two Bretonnes women

Elégante au Châle Rose

Femme en Costume Oriental

Les Femmes Turques (Repos sur l'Herbe)

La Promenade

Two Figures by the Sea

Moroccan Woman with Girl

Jeune Femme Orientale

Girl & Zebras

Jeune Femme de Dos au Zèbre

Fille au Pigeon

La Bergère Turque

Oriental Woman

Issy, France

Paysage en Normandie

Port Scene in Brittany