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)

Bord de rivière

Le port de Rouen

Pont du Chemin de Fer à Moret

La Plage aux Andelys

Les pêcheurs aux Andelys

Toits Rouges à Menton

La jeune Tahitienne

Baigneuse dans un cours d'eau

Aziz et Aziza

L’Orientale à la Mandoline

Odette aux seins nus

Femme au bord de la rivière

Les Orientales

Woman with a White Veil

Femme à la mandoline

Femme en Costume Oriental

Woman with Black Swans

Moroccan Dancer

Deux Bretonnes

La Promenade

Femmes au Paon

Poisson d'Or

Cat and Cockerel

Procede

Les poules

Two Turkeys

Magpie

Deux chats

Les cygnes

Turkey

Port Scene in Brittany

Country Path with Red Roofs

Wild Ducks

Le Due Fait de la Peinture

Undressing II

Portrait de Camille Pissarro à Éragny

Portrait of Félix

Roboa Sleeping (The Artist's Wife)

Moroccan Market

Man with Camel and Donkey

Turban

Red Fez Hat

Moroccan Girl in Colourful Dress

Fille au Pigeon

La Bergère Turque

Jeune Orientale Assise

Une femme courant

Une femme caressant un chat

Les trois contes (Flaubert)

Une femme, un chat et des souris

Le chien de la colombe