# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Paul Mellon Lecture | Camille Pissarro: On the Road to Impressionism
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 05 Nov, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 05 Nov, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: With "Landscape, St. Thomas" (1856) and "Coconut Palms by the Sea, St. Thomas" (1856), VMFA is among the rare institutions to hold in its collection such early works by the Impressionist artist Camille Pissarro (1830–1903). These paintings, both formerly part of the personal collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, highlight the lesser-known story of a cosmopolitan artist who, born in the capital of the Saint-Thomas archipelago in the Danish West Indies (now part of the US Virgin Islands), established himself as the father of French Impressionism.

Co-curator of "The Honest Eye: Camille Pissarro’s Impressionism" (Museum Barberini, Potsdam, June–September 2025; Denver Art Museum, October 2025–February 2026), Dr. Clarisse Fava-Piz will take us through Pissarro’s transatlantic journey and explore how this peripatetic artist constantly challenged artistic expectations, from his early plein air artistic practice in Venezuela, to his leading role in the development of the Impressionist movement in France.

Free; tickets required. Click "Find Tickets" to reserve your spot.

About the Speaker

Dr. Clarisse Fava-Piz is Curator of Modern Art at The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC. She was previously Associate Curator of European and American Art before 1900 at the Denver Art Museum. She has also worked for the Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art in Paris, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, and the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. She holds a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and is a specialist in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century sculpture in Europe and the Americas.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/richmond/paul-mellon-lecture-camille-pissarro-on-the-road-to-impressionism/200030746933138
- **Event Categories**: Art, fine-arts, Nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 18

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Richmond
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 200 N Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA, United States, Virginia 23220
- **lat**: 37.5557
- **long**: -77.47455
- **full address**: 200 N Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA, United States, Virginia 23220

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- **Q**: When and where is Paul Mellon Lecture | Camille Pissarro: On the Road to Impressionism being held?
  - **A:** Paul Mellon Lecture | Camille Pissarro: On the Road to Impressionism takes place on Thu, 05 Nov, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 05 Nov, 2026 at 07:00 pm at 200 N Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA, United States, Virginia 23220.
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  - **A:** Paul Mellon Lecture | Camille Pissarro: On the Road to Impressionism is organized by Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
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  - **A:** Paul Mellon Lecture | Camille Pissarro: On the Road to Impressionism is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Richmond, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Paul Mellon Lecture | Camille Pissarro: On the Road to Impressionism sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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