Camille Pissarro (1830-1903): Boulevard Montmartre, Afternoon Sun (1897)
Pissarro experimented with many styles: Realism in its underlying composition and depiction of cloud formations; Impressionism in its snapshot quality; and Neo-Impressionism in its use of complementary colors to heighten visual sensation… Pissarro's career, which spanned nearly four decades in and around Paris, saw great changes in the makeup of the city…