Movies in the Museum

​Pissarro: Father of Impressionism

Saturday, October 26th, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Directed by David Bickerstaff — Running time 90 minutes

Born in the West Indies, Camille Pissarro found his passion in paint as a young man in Paris, and by the age of 43 had corralled a group of enthusiastic artists into a new collective. Their first show was scorned by the critics, but the group had acquired a new name: the Impressionists. For the next 40 years Pissarro was the driving force behind what has today become the world’s favourite artistic movement.

As one of the most celebrated artists of 19th-century France and a central figure in Impressionism, Pissarro was considered a father-figure to many in the collective. His work was enormously influential to many artists, including Claude Monet and Paul Cézanne.

Directed by David Bickerstaff (Van Gogh & Japan, Lucien Freud – A Self Portrait), Pissarro: Father of Impressionism reveals Pissarro’s life and work through a series of intimate and revealing letters that he wrote to his family. This gripping film draws largely on the first major Pissarro retrospective in four decades at The Ashmolean, Oxford, and the remarkable Pissarro archive housed at the museum, exploring and highlighting the enthralling and hugely important biography and output of an incredible artist.

Seating is limited and these screenings often sell-out, so please we suggest reserving your seats well in advance.

 $14 for Museum Members
$20 for Non-Members