Such was his stature within the movement, Cézanne referred to him as a father figure, while Renoir described him as “revolutionary”.
Stated as being the “dean of the Impressionist painters” by art historian John Rewald, Camille Pissarro was ambitious and unrelenting in his artistic undertakings. As well as helping to establish, he would go on to become the only artist from the movement to showcase all his artwork at all eight Paris Impressionist exhibitions, from 1874 to 1886. Such was his stature within the movement, Cézanne referred to him as a father figure, while Renoir described him as “revolutionary”.