Camille Pissarro, 'Portrait of Félix Pissarro', 1881
About the work
Overview
Félix-Camille (1874 - 1897), also known as Titi, was the third son of Camille and Julie Pissarro. This portrait, showing him at the age of seven, is one of several paintings and drawings of him by his father.
Before his premature death in London in 1897, Félix worked as a painter, engraver and caricaturist under the pseudonym Jean Roch.
Key facts
Details
- Full title
- Portrait of Félix Pissarro
- Artist
- Camille Pissarro
- Artist dates
- 1830 - 1903
- Date made
- 1881
- Medium and support
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 55.2 × 46.4 cm
- Inscription summary
- Signed; Dated
- Acquisition credit
- On loan from Tate: Bequeathed by Lucien Pissarro, the artist's son 1944
- Inventory number
- L722
- Location
- Not on display
- Image copyright
- On loan from Tate: Bequeathed by Lucien Pissarro, the artist's son 1944, © 2000 Tate
- Collection
- Main Collection
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