The artist was dissatisfied with the jury of the Paris Salon, so he searched for an exhibition different from the one at the Salon.
He was interested in the effects of weather and light. Pissaro is widely known for his landscape paintings depicting rural life, of which his piece A Cowherd at Valhermeil, Auvers-sur-Oise is an example. The artist was dissatisfied with the jury of the Paris Salon, so he searched for an exhibition different from the one at the Salon. In 1874, the first Impressionist exhibition took place in Paris at the studio of the photographer Nadar. Pissarro was the only one who exhibited his work in all eight Impressionist exhibitions. He was older than the other members of the group and became known as their father figure.