Self-Portrait (Camille Pissarro, par lui-meme)
c. 1890
Medium
etching (zinc)
Dimensions
plate: 18.7 x 17.7 cm (7 3/8 x 6 15/16 in.) sheet: 33.7 x 23.2 cm (13 1/4 x 9 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1953.6.115
Art Historical Context
Camille Pissarro’s *Self-Portrait (Camille Pissarro, par lui-même)*, created around 1890, offers an intimate glimpse into the artist’s world during the height of the Impressionist movement. As a leading figure of Impressionism, Pissarro often explored light, everyday subjects, and innovative techniques; here, he turns the gaze inward through the precise medium of etching on a zinc plate. This print, measuring just under 19 by 18 centimeters on the plate, demonstrates his continued interest in printmaking as both an artistic and democratic form of expression. Etching allowed Pissarro to achiev...
About the Artist
Camille Pissarro · 1831–1903
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) stands as the patriarch of Impressionism, the only artist to exhibit in all eight Impressionist exhibitions and a mentor whose influence shaped the trajectory of modern art. Born Jacob Abraham Camille Pissarro on the Caribbean island of St. Thomas to a Jewish-Portuguese merchant family, he abandoned the family business to pursue painting, eventually settling in Paris i...