Show Notes
Hear from Tansy Curtin, Assistant Director of Artistic & Collection Programs, as she discusses French Impressionism and the father of impressionism movement, Camille Pissarro (1830–1903).Bridging Impressionism with Neo Impressionism, Pissarro was known for his independent spirit, refusing to conform to the strict rules of the Paris Salon. His commitment to painting rural life, came with a radical social perspective. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Camille Pissarro, born Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, Danish Virgin Islands 1830, died Paris 1903, Meadow at Éragny (Prairie à Éragny), 1886, Éragny, France, oil on canvas, 59.4 x 73.0 cm; Gift of the Gwinnett Family, James and Diana Ramsay Foundation, Roy and Marjory Edwards Bequest Fund, Margaret Olley Art Trust, Helen Bowden, Frank and Mary Choate, Peter and Pamela McKee, Emeritus Professor Anne Edwards AO, David and Pam McKee, and Members through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation Masterwork Appeal 2014., Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.
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Join Maria Zagala, Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs, as she discusses select prints from the AGSA Collection on display in Monet to Matisse: Defying Tradition. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Pablo Picasso, born Málaga, Spain 1881, died Mougins, France 1973, Large head of Jacqueline wearing a hat, 1962, Mougins, France, colour linocut on paper, 64.0 x 52.9 cm (image), 75.3 x 62.3 cm (sheet); V.B.F. Young Bequest Fund 2000, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, © Succession Picasso/Copyright Agency, 2026.