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CAMILLE PISSARRO (French 1830-1903)

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CAMILLE PISSARRO (French 1830-1903)
<B>CAMILLE PISSARO</B></I> (French 1830-1903)<BR><I>Portrait d'Alfred Isaacson,</B></I> circa 1883<BR>Pastel on paper<BR>20-1/2 x 16 inches (52.1 x 40.6 cm)<BR><BR>Provenance:<BR>Acquired from the artist by his nephew, Alfred Isaacson (London);<BR>Hirschl & Adler Galleries (New York)<BR>Henry Pearlman collection (New York)<BR><BR>Literature:<BR>Ludovic-Rodolfe Pissarro and Lionello Venturi, <I>Camille Pissarro, Son Art-Son Oeuvre</B></I> (Paris, 1939), vol. 1, no. 1564, vol. 2, no. 1564, illus.;<BR>Camille Pissarro, <I>Letters to His Son Lucien,</B></I> edited with the assistance of Lucien Pissarro by John Rewald, 3rd ed. (New York, 1972), pp. 49-51.<BR><BR>This lively sketch depicts Pissarro's nephew, his half-sister's son, Alfred Isaacson. The artist's own son, Lucien, stayed with Alfred and his family when in London. Writing to Lucien in a letter dated December 28, 1883, Pissarro mentions this portrait, stating that it is a good resemblance (see <I>Letters</B></I> in Literature above). The spirited letter mostly addresses popular philosophical matters, revealing the artist's passion for the groundbreaking liberal ideas of the day. Pissarro promises to send his son a copy of Baudelaire's <I>Les Fleurs du Mal</B></I> and also encourages Alfred to read books on socialism as well as the works of John Stuart Mill: "They are easy reading and should give him Alfred a general idea of the movement which points to the new road our society must take" (<I>Letters,</B></I> p. 50).<BR><BR><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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