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Pissarro

Pissarro

7 9.8
A painting by the French painter Camille Pissarro
  • noun
: obra de Pissarro
  • The museum proudly displayed a rare Pissarro in its Impressionist collection.

Examples

  • Experts authenticated the Pissarro found in the old estate as an original masterpiece.

  • She dreamed of owning a Pissarro after studying his work in art history class.

  • I saw a beautiful Pissarro at the museum yesterday.

  • The Pissarros in the gallery are truly stunning.

  • The museum proudly displayed a rare Pissarro in its Impressionist collection.

  • Experts authenticated the Pissarro found in the old estate as an original masterpiece.

  • She dreamed of owning a Pissarro after studying his work in art history class.

Synonyms

Picasso
vsPissarro
19 4.9

A painting or sculpture made by Pablo Picasso

is made by a French Impressionist artist rather than that specific famous creator

Surface Forms

Pissarro singular
Pissarros plural

Etymology

Pissarro is used in art to mean 'a painting by Camille Pissarro'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of people saying 'a Monet' or 'a Picasso'—using the artist's last name to name the work shows who made it.