Camille Jacob PissarroFrench, 1830–1903La Roche-Guyon
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Where is “La Roche-Guyon” now? Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Cleveland, United States
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About the work
A very early etching by the Impressionist artist Camille Pissarro, this view of the massive rocks at La Roche-Guyon reveals the artist’s painterly attitude toward printmaking. Using only the etched line and a layer of ink left on his printing plate's surface, Pissarro created a dramatic landscape filled with brilliant sunlight and soft shadows.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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- 1976.20
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- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
In the life of Camille Jacob Pissarro
The whole life1865
Daughter born: Jeanne Rachel Pissarro
1865–1866
Names Melbye and Corot as his masters in the Salon catalogue
At the Salons of 1865 and 1866 Pissarro acknowledged the influence of Melbye and Corot and listed them as his masters in the exhibition catalogue.
1866
A lighter palette: freeing himself from Corot
From 1866 Pissarro's palette became lighter: the main subject became space pervaded by sunlight and light air, and the neutral tones typical of Corot disappeared.
1868
Declares his artistic independence
In 1868 Pissarro no longer credited anyone's influence in the Salon catalogue, and Émile Zola noticed, calling him one of the three or four true painters of the day; around then, at about thirty-eight, he began to win a reputation as a landscapist rivalling Corot and Daubigny.
