Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)

Ludovic-Rodolphe Pissarro, born in Paris in 1878, was Camille Pissarro’s fourth son. Encouraged by his father, he began drawing from nature at an early age. He was familiarly known as 'Rodo' and generally signed his works 'Ludovic-Rodo', or early on in his career, 'Rodo'.
The impact of Camille’s art and teaching on Rodo was considerable, and his artistic production encompassed a wide range of media, including oil painting, tempera, watercolour, gouache, wood engraving, drawing and lithography. Rodo exhibited regularly at the Salon des Indépendents over a forty-year period.
In 1894, at the age of sixteen, Rodo published his first wood engravings in the anarchist journal, Le Père Peinard. When Camille left France for the safety of Belgium, during the anarchist upheavals of the same year, Rodo joined him there.
Rodo moved into his first studio in Montmartre with his brother Georges in 1898. He found the nightlife of Paris and the habitués of the cafes, theatres, circuses and cabarets of the area compelling subjects for his work. With his younger brother, Paulémile, Rodo met artists such as Kees Van Dongen, Maurice de Vlaminck and Raoul Dufy. In 1905, he participated in the first Fauve exhibition at the Salon des Indépendents.
At the outbreak of the War in 1914, Rodo moved to England. Over the next few years, he lived mainly in and around West London. He worked closely with his brother, Lucien, to establish, in 1915, the Monarro Group, formed with the aim of exhibiting work by contemporary artists inspired by Impressionism. Many of the works, produced by Rodo while he was in England, were of major London landmarks. After 1924, when Rodo had already returned to France, he divided his time between Paris and Les Andelys in Normandy.
Despite his rich artistic heritage and his achievements as an artist, Rodo is perhaps best remembered for his contribution to art history. For twenty years, he researched and compiled a catalogue of his father’s paintings – a project that was finally published in two volumes in 1939 – and is still considered to be the definitive reference book on Camille’s work. Rodo told Lucien that the compilation of this catalogue was a fascinating task, revealing as it did “the work of the artist, its highs and lows, its progress, as a whole, through acquired experience”.
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The impact of Camille’s art and teaching on Rodo was considerable, and his artistic production encompassed a wide range of media, including oil painting, tempera, watercolour, gouache, wood engraving, drawing and lithography. Rodo exhibited regularly at the Salon des Indépendents over a forty-year period.
In 1894, at the age of sixteen, Rodo published his first wood engravings in the anarchist journal, Le Père Peinard. When Camille left France for the safety of Belgium, during the anarchist upheavals of the same year, Rodo joined him there.
Rodo moved into his first studio in Montmartre with his brother Georges in 1898. He found the nightlife of Paris and the habitués of the cafes, theatres, circuses and cabarets of the area compelling subjects for his work. With his younger brother, Paulémile, Rodo met artists such as Kees Van Dongen, Maurice de Vlaminck and Raoul Dufy. In 1905, he participated in the first Fauve exhibition at the Salon des Indépendents.
At the outbreak of the War in 1914, Rodo moved to England. Over the next few years, he lived mainly in and around West London. He worked closely with his brother, Lucien, to establish, in 1915, the Monarro Group, formed with the aim of exhibiting work by contemporary artists inspired by Impressionism. Many of the works, produced by Rodo while he was in England, were of major London landmarks. After 1924, when Rodo had already returned to France, he divided his time between Paris and Les Andelys in Normandy.
Despite his rich artistic heritage and his achievements as an artist, Rodo is perhaps best remembered for his contribution to art history. For twenty years, he researched and compiled a catalogue of his father’s paintings – a project that was finally published in two volumes in 1939 – and is still considered to be the definitive reference book on Camille’s work. Rodo told Lucien that the compilation of this catalogue was a fascinating task, revealing as it did “the work of the artist, its highs and lows, its progress, as a whole, through acquired experience”.
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Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Yellow Tree
Oil on canvas
50 x 55 cm (19 ³/₄ x 21 ⁵/₈ inches)
Signed lower left, Ludovic Rodo.
Signed and titled on the reverse -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Ploumanac H, Bretagne
Oil on canvas
65.3 x 54 cm (25 ³/₄ x 21 ¹/₄ inches)
Signed lower right, Ludovic Rodo -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Nature Morte
Oil on canvas
46.2 x 55.4 cm (18 ¹/₄ x 21 ³/₄ inches)
Signed with estate stamp lower left
Executed circa 1900 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Posters on Sheen Road, London
Oil on canvas
46.1 x 55 cm (18 ¹/₈ x 21 ⁵/₈ inches)
Signed lower left, Ludovic Rodo
Executed circa 1917 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Hyde Park Corner
Oil on canvas
55 x 81 cm (21 ⁵/₈ x 31 ⁷/₈ inches)
Signed lower right, Ludovic Rodo
Executed circa 1920 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Bretonne sous un Arbre
Oil on board
33 x 41 cm (13 x 16 ⅛ inches)
Signed and dated lower right Ludovic Rodo 1903 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Cabaret Dancers
Oil on panel
46 x 55 cm (18 ⅛ x 21 ⅝ inches)
Signed lower left, Ludovic Rodo
Executed circa 1906 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Cabaret Dancers
Oil on canvas
51.8 x 38 cm (20 ³/₈ x 15 inches)
Signed lower left, Ludovic Rodo -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Danseuse au Tabarin
Oil on canvas
41 x 33 cm (16 ⅛ x 13 inches)
Signed lower left, L.Rodo
Executed circa 1907 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Cinq Sacs à Mains
Oil on canvas
48.5 x 61 cm (18 x 24 inches)
Signed lower right, Ludovic Rodo
Executed circa 1907 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Danseuse Espagnole
Oil on canvas
22 x 16 cm (8 ⁵/₈ x 6 ¹/₄ inches)
Signed lower right, Ludovic Rodo -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
La Brune au Tableau de Nu
Oil on canvas
60 x 81.5 cm (23 ⅝ x 32 ⅛ inches)
Signed lower left Ludovic Rodo -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Nue Assise
Oil on canvas
55 x 47 cm (21 ⅝ x 18 ½ inches)
Signed lower left, Ludovic Rodo
Executed circa 1910 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Femme a la cravatte
Oil on canvas
65 x 54 cm (25 ⁵/₈ x 21 ¹/₄ inches)
Signed lower right, Ludovic Rodo -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Portrait of a Woman
Oil on canvas
55 x 46 cm (21 ⁵/₈ x 18 ¹/₈ inches)
Signed lower right, Ludovic Rodo
Executed circa 1906 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Jeune Fille aux Cheveux Bouclés
Oil on canvas
65 x 50 cm (25 ⁵/₈ x 19 ³/₄ inches)
Signed lower left Ludovic Rodo
Executed circa 1910 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Paysage de Rivière
Watercolour on paper
28.5 x 38.6 cm (11 ¼ x 15 ¼ inches)
Signed with Estate stamp lower right Ludovic Rodo
Executed circa 1930
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Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Chateau Gaillard, les Andelys
Oil on canvas
46 x 61 cm (18 ¹/₈ x 24 inches)
Signed lower left, Ludovic Rodo
Executed circa 1930s -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Vue des Andelys (Château Gaillard)
Watercolour on paper
28.2 x 38 cm (11 ⅛ x 15 inches)
Signed lower right, Ludovic Pissarro
Executed circa 1930 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Paysage
Watercolour on paper
28 x 36 cm (11 x 14 ⅛ inches)
Signed lower right, Ludovic Rodo
Executed circa 1912 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Henley Regatta on the Thames
Watercolour and ink on paper
26.2 x 36.7 cm (10¹/₄ x 14¹/₂ inches)
Signed and dated lower left Ludovic Rodo 1922 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Draveil
Watercolour and pencil on paper
24 x 32 cm (9 ½ x 12 ⅝ inches)
Signed and inscribed lower right, Ludovic Rodo Draveil -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Still Life with Flowers and Fruit
Oil and watercolour on paper
22.9 x 17.7 cm (9 x 7 inches)
Signed with Estate stamp
Executed circa 1908 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
La Fête Foraine
Watercolour and charcoal on paper
49.4 x 64.6 cm (19 ½ x 25 ⅜ inches)
Signed with Estate stamp (monogram) lower right
Executed circa 1906 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Le Moulin de la Galette
Watercolour and ink on paper
21 x 15.7 cm (8 ¼ x 6 ¼ inches)
Signed with Estate stamp and inscribed Elisabeth lower right
Executed circa 1904 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Parisian Ladies
Pastel on paper
58.5 x 43 cm (23 ⅝ x 17 ¾ inches)
Signed lower right, Ludovic Rodo
Executed circa 1908 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
La Parisienne
Watercolour and pencil on paper
21 x 15.7 cm (8 ¼ x 6 ¼ inches)
Signed with Estate stamp lower left
Executed circa 1904 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Cabaret Girl
Watercolour and ink on paper
16.5 x 12.2 cm (6 ½ x 4 ⅞ inches)
Signed with Estate stamp
Executed circa 1906 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Cancan Dancers
Lithograph
21.8 x 21.8 cm (8 ⅝ x 8 ⅝ inches)
Stamped with initials and numbered 8
Executed circa 1903 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Les Deux Femmes Élégantes
Watercolour and pencil on paper
21.8 x 14.7 cm (8 ⁵/₈ x 5 ³/₄ inches)
Signed with Estate stamp (monogram) lower right
Executed circa 1901 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
La Celle les Bordes
Watercolour
35 x 25 cm (13¾ x 9⅞ inches)
Signed lower left, Ludovic Rodo
Inscribed and dated lower right, La Celle les Bordes Mai 1905 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Écluses à Combleu
Watercolour and pencil on paper
25 x 34 cm (9 ⅞ x 13 ⅜ inches)
Signed and inscribed lower right, Ludovic Rodo Combleu -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Paysage Parisien
Watercolour on paper
20.9 x 17.7 cm (8 ¹/₄ x 7 inches)
Signed with Estate stamp lower right -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Goldhawk Road
Watercolour and pencil on paper
13.8 x 8.8 cm (5 ³/₈ x 3 ¹/₂ inches)
Inscribed lower left, Goldhawk Road
Executed circa 1906 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Les Marins
Watercolour and ink on paper
15.9 x 12.5 cm (6 ¹/₄ x 4 ⁷/₈ inches)
Signed with initials lower left L.R. -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Still Life
Charcoal on paper
28.4 x 24.3 cm (11 ⅛ x 9 ⅝ inches)
Signed lower right, L. Rodo -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
The Promenade, Margate
Watercolour and pencil on paper
29 x 41 cm (11 ⅜ x 16 ⅛ inches)
Signed and inscribed lower left, Margate Ludovic Rodo
Executed circa 1906 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
City View
Watercolour and ink on paper
17.8 x 22.9 cm (7 x 9 inches)
Signed with Estate stamp
Executed circa 1904 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Bedford Park
Watercolour on paper
24.5 x 38 cm (9 ⅝ x 15 inches)
Signed, inscribed and dated lower left, Bedford Park 1928 Ludovic Rodo -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Harvesting
Lithograph
15 x 19 cm (5 ⅞ x 7 ½ inches)
Studio stamped & numbered 1 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
La Vallée
Wood engraving
17.8 x 13.5 cm (7 x 5¹/₄ inches)
Titled in the plate and signed lower right, Ludovic Rodo (5) -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Bathers
Wood engraving
15.1 x 11.3 cm (6 x 4¹/₂ inches)
Initialled on the plate, signed lower right, Ludovic Rodo and numbered lower left, 9
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Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Leicester Square, London
Wood engraving
14.2 x 11.5 cm (5 ⅝ x 4 ½ inches)
Initialed in the plate
Signed in pencil lower right, Ludovic Rodo
Artist's proof No.8
Executed circa 1917 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Rotten Row (Hyde Park)
Wood engraving
13.5 x 12.5 cm (5 ¼ x 4 ⅞ inches)
Initialed and titled in the plate
Executed circa 1917 -
Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Bank Holiday
Wood engraving
15.2 x 11.5 cm (6 x 4 ½ inches)
Initialed and titled in the plate
Signed lower right, Ludovic Rodo and numbered lower left, 9
Executed circa 1919
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