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Why did Camille Pissarro stop using the Neo-Impressionist style?
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Camille Pissarro
Self-Portrait, oil on canvas by Camille Pissarro, 1873; in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.
Camille Pissarro began moving away from the Neo-Impressionist style around 1889 because he believed the technique made it impossible to remain true to his artistic sensations and, consequently, hindered his ability to effectively render life and movement in his work.1
While Pissarro had initially been drawn to the scientific approach of artists like Georges Seurat and Paul Signac in the mid-1880s, his commitment to the style was short-lived. By the time he abandoned the method, the broader art world had also evolved; new galleries were emerging to showcase avant-garde work, and the original impetus for the group exhibitions that had defined the Impressionist movement had largely run its course.1