Man in impressionistic golden yellow wheat field
Image Credit

Camille Pissarro, Hoarfrost at Ennery, 1873. Oil paint on canvas. 25 3/4 × 36 3/4 in. Musee d'Orsay, Paris: Bequest of Enriqueta Alsop in honor of Dr. Eduardo Mollard, 1972, RF 1972 27. Image courtesy akg-images / De Agostini Picture Lib. / G. Dagli Orti For Shop product: Camille Pissarro, Hoarfrost at Ennery, 1873. Oil paint on canvas. 25 3/4 × 36 3/4 in. Musee d'Orsay, Paris: Bequest of Enriqueta Alsop in honor of Dr. Eduardo Mollard, 1972, RF 1972 27. © RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY

Perspectives on Pissarro

Camille Pissarro, Hoarfrost at Ennery, 1873. Oil paint on canvas. 25 3/4 × 36 3/4 in. Musee d'Orsay, Paris: Bequest of Enriqueta Alsop in honor of Dr. Eduardo Mollard, 1972, RF 1972 27. Image courtesy akg-images / De Agostini Picture Lib. / G. Dagli Orti For Shop product: Camille Pissarro, Hoarfrost at Ennery, 1873. Oil paint on canvas. 25 3/4 × 36 3/4 in. Musee d'Orsay, Paris: Bequest of Enriqueta Alsop in honor of Dr. Eduardo Mollard, 1972, RF 1972 27. © RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY

With Pissarro’s Impressionism as a springboard, the Perspectives on Pissarro program series offers a fresh take on the exhibition, the artist, and his world.

Join curators, art historians, and a horticulturalist as they share insights into Pissarro’s work and the natural landscapes that inspired him. Register for individual sessions or enjoy a discount for the full series.

Pissarro’s Impressionism is the first major U.S. retrospective of Camille Pissarro in over 40 years. It will be on view at the Denver Art Museum from October 26, 2025, through February 8, 2026.

Sessions in Perspectives on Pissarro include:

  • October 25: Curator Conversation: Behind The Honest Eye
  • November 18: Impressionism in the Caribbean: Camille Pissarro and Francisco Oller
  • December 6: Impressions of Eden: Pissarro's Nature and Contemporary Garden Design
  • January 27: Making an Impression: Photography's Artistic Aspirations in 19th Century France (an Anderman Photography Lecture)

Tickets are on sale now. Available as single sessions or a four-session bundle. A four-session virtual bundle is also available.

Women working in the hay fields

Camille Pissarro, Haymakers, Evening, Éragny, 1893. Oil on canvas; 21 3/8 x 25 3/4 in. Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska: Museum purchase, 1946.28. Photograph by Bruce M. White, 2019.

Curator Conversation: Behind The Honest Eye

Saturday, October 25 - 11 am-12 pm

Join the co-curators of Pissarro’s Impressionism for a conversation offering a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this groundbreaking exhibition.

Two women chatting by a lovely seaside

Camille Pissarro, Two Women Chatting by the Sea, St. Thomas, 1856. Oil paint on canvas; 10 7/8 × 16 1/8 in. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 1985.64.30. Image courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Impressionism in the Caribbean: Camille Pissarro and Francisco Oller

November 18, 2025 - 6 pm–7 pm

This lecture explores the impact of Impressionist colleagues Camille Pissarro (b. St. Thomas, 1830) and Francisco Oller's (b. Puerto Rico, 1833) Caribbean roots had on their respective artistic trajectories.

Lush garden of trees and green behind a large white estate

Camille Pissarro, The Garden of Les Mathurins, property of the Deraismes Sisters, Pontoise (Le Jardin des Mathurins, Pontoise, propriété des soeurs Deraismes), 1876. Oil on canvas; 44 5/8 × 65 1/8 in. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri: Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust. Image courtesy akg-images / De Agostini Picture Lib. / J. E. Bulloz

Impressions of Eden: Pissarro’s Nature and Contemporary Garden Design

December 6, 2025 - 11 am–12 pm

Join horticulturist and garden designer Kevin Philip Williams of Denver Botanic Gardens to explore how Pissarro’s impressionistic landscapes continue to shape and challenge contemporary ideas of wildness, cultivation, and beauty in modern garden design.

Group of Ships Departing Le Havre

Gustave Le Gray (French, 1820-1884). Group of Ships Departing Le Havre, ca. 1856. Albumen print, 12 3/16 × 16 inches (30.96 × 40.64 cm). The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Gift of the Hall Family Foundation, 2007.21.18.

Making an Impression: Photography’s Artistic Aspirations in 19th Century France

January 27, 2026 - 6 pm–7 pm

This lecture by Dr. April M. Watson, Senior Curator, Photography at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, explores the significance of a group of French painter-photographers who helped set the stage for the radical innovations brought about by Impressionism.

The Honest Eye: Camille Pissarro's Impressionism is co-organized by the Denver Art Museum and the Museum Barberini, Potsdam.

It is presented by Jana and Fred Bartlit, Barbara Bridges, Bridget and John Grier, the Kristin and Charles Lohmiller Exhibitions Fund, and Craig Ponzio.

The exhibition is also supported by the Tom Taplin Jr. and Ted Taplin Endowment, Adolph Coors Exhibition Endowment Fund, Birnbaum Social Discourse Project, Lori and Grady Durham, Kathie and Keith Finger, Sally Cooper Murray, Ellen and Morris Susman, Lisë Gander and Andy Main, Mary Pat and Richard McCormick, Kent Thiry and Denise O'Leary, Robert Lehman Foundation, Christie's, the donors to the Annual Fund Leadership Campaign, and the residents who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Promotional support is provided by CBS Colorado.