Paulémile Pissarro
1884 - 1972
L'Orne à la Chaize
Oil on canvas
60 x 73 cm (23 ⁵/₈ x 28 ³/₄ inches)
Signed lower left, Paulémile- Pissarro-
Titled on the stretcher
60 x 73 cm (23 ⁵/₈ x 28 ³/₄ inches)
Signed lower left, Paulémile- Pissarro-
Titled on the stretcher
Property of the Birmingham Museum of Art (sold to benefit the Baker Acquisition Fund)
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity by Lélia Pissarro and will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné.
This original artwork by Paulémile Pissarro is available for immediate purchase.
This original artwork by Paulémile Pissarro is available for immediate purchase.
Paulémile Pissarro
biography
Paulémile Pissarro was the youngest son of Camille Pissarro. He was born in Éragny in 1884 and grew up in the creative environment of the family home, where, encouraged by his father, he began drawing at an early age. His godfather was Claude Monet, who became his teacher and, after Camille's death in 1903, a guiding figure in his life.
Paulémile exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants for the first time in 1905. Although Camille had supported his wish to become an artist, his mother was anxious that he learn a more practical trade, and in 1908 he set aside painting to work as an automobile mechanic and test-driver, and later as a lace and textile designer, which left him little time to paint. He committed himself fully to painting only after Lucien invited him to take part in an exhibition in London. The successful sale of a number of watercolours he sent over encouraged him to leave the textile factory and pursue a career in art.
By the 1920s Paulémile was established as a Post-Impressionist artist in his own right, spending his summers away from Paris on painting trips with Kees van Dongen, Raoul Dufy, Maurice de Vlaminck and André Dunoyer de Segonzac. In 1922 he bought a house in Lyons la-Forêt, a village near Éragny and Giverny, where he settled with his first wife, Berthe Bennaiche. In these years he developed a form of Cubism indebted to Cézanne, whom he greatly admired, and painted the river Eure and its surrounding villages. He formed a close friendship with his neighbour, the Art Deco designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, who designed a studio for him adjacent to his house.
In 1930 he visited the Suisse Normande in the Calvados region, and was drawn in particular to the river Orne, which runs through the valley near the villages of Clécy and Saint-Rémy. The combination of rolling hills, open meadows and the calm river offered him a new source of inspiration. With his second wife, Yvonne Beaupel, he moved to Clécy in 1935, where he remained for the rest of his life. Two of their three children, H. Claude and Yvon, also became artists.
With his house backing on to the Orne, Paulémile began to use a boat as a floating studio, painting the still water from between the riverbanks. The influence of his godfather is evident here, particularly in his treatment of water, and he also applied Monet's lessons in horticulture to the creation of an abundant garden, which provided further motifs. Alongside his river landscapes he painted the neighbouring hay fields, snow scenes, interiors and still lifes.
In 1967 Paulémile held his first solo exhibition in the United States, at Wally Findlay Galleries in New York. It brought him wider recognition and a degree of professional success unusual among the Pissarro artists of his generation. Since his death in 1972 he has remained one of the best-known of Camille's sons.
Paulémile exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants for the first time in 1905. Although Camille had supported his wish to become an artist, his mother was anxious that he learn a more practical trade, and in 1908 he set aside painting to work as an automobile mechanic and test-driver, and later as a lace and textile designer, which left him little time to paint. He committed himself fully to painting only after Lucien invited him to take part in an exhibition in London. The successful sale of a number of watercolours he sent over encouraged him to leave the textile factory and pursue a career in art.
By the 1920s Paulémile was established as a Post-Impressionist artist in his own right, spending his summers away from Paris on painting trips with Kees van Dongen, Raoul Dufy, Maurice de Vlaminck and André Dunoyer de Segonzac. In 1922 he bought a house in Lyons la-Forêt, a village near Éragny and Giverny, where he settled with his first wife, Berthe Bennaiche. In these years he developed a form of Cubism indebted to Cézanne, whom he greatly admired, and painted the river Eure and its surrounding villages. He formed a close friendship with his neighbour, the Art Deco designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, who designed a studio for him adjacent to his house.
In 1930 he visited the Suisse Normande in the Calvados region, and was drawn in particular to the river Orne, which runs through the valley near the villages of Clécy and Saint-Rémy. The combination of rolling hills, open meadows and the calm river offered him a new source of inspiration. With his second wife, Yvonne Beaupel, he moved to Clécy in 1935, where he remained for the rest of his life. Two of their three children, H. Claude and Yvon, also became artists.
With his house backing on to the Orne, Paulémile began to use a boat as a floating studio, painting the still water from between the riverbanks. The influence of his godfather is evident here, particularly in his treatment of water, and he also applied Monet's lessons in horticulture to the creation of an abundant garden, which provided further motifs. Alongside his river landscapes he painted the neighbouring hay fields, snow scenes, interiors and still lifes.
In 1967 Paulémile held his first solo exhibition in the United States, at Wally Findlay Galleries in New York. It brought him wider recognition and a degree of professional success unusual among the Pissarro artists of his generation. Since his death in 1972 he has remained one of the best-known of Camille's sons.
Paulémile Pissarro
biography
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