Camille Pissarro was a Danish-French painter celebrated for his influence on Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. By alternating broken brushstrokes with thick passages of paint, Pissarro created atmospheric conditions and built up forms, fixing his gaze onto farms, quiet towns, and the bustling streets of Paris, as seen in his work The Boulevard Montmarte at Night (1897). “Work at the same time on sky, water, branches, ground, keeping everything going on an equal basis,” he once advised. “Don't be afraid of putting on color. Paint generously and unhesitatingly, for it is best not to lose the first impression.” Born Jacob Abraham Camille Pissarro on July 10, 1830 on the island of St. Thomas in the Danish...