‘He reminded you of one of the prophets’: 10 things to know about Camille Pissarro The only artist to show work in all eight Impressionist exhibitions, Pissarro is known for his radical depictions of rural life and his cityscapes of fin-de-siècle Paris. Illustrated with works coming to Christie’s in London 1 Pissarro grew up in the Caribbean Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) was born to French Jewish parents on Saint Thomas, in what is now the US Virgin Islands. At the age of 12 he was sent to school in Passy, France, and it was there that he developed an interest in pa...