He had a solid artistic knowledge, but he was also enthusiastic about new experiences.
Within the Impressionist group, Camille Pissarro (1830 - 1903) was the oldest. Friend of all, he was also the teacher of two famous Paul: Gauguin and Cézanne. Very involved in the Impressionist epic, he was the only one to have participated in all their exhibitions (eight in total). His advanced age didn't make him the most conservative, quite the contrary. Camille Pissarro was a man of experience in every sense of the word. He had a solid artistic knowledge, but he was also enthusiastic about new experiences. When the first pointillist works appeared ( Georges Seurat, Paul Signac), which made most impressionists' blood run cold, Pissarro was completely fascinated, so much so that he tried it himself.