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Camille Pissarro
French, 1830-1903

The Crystal Palace, 1871

Oil on canvas
19 x 29 in. (47.2 x 73.5 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Bensinger, 1972.1164

Medieval to Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Gallery 201




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01. Charles Louis Borgmeyer, The Master Impressionists. Chicago: The Fine Arts Press, 1913.
Artist Biography: Camille Pissarro
Camille Pissarro's The Crystal Palace, 1871
Examination: Pissarro's Career and The Crystal Palace
Introduction: Pissarro's The Crystal Palace
Self-Guide: Color and Pigment in Impressionist Paintings
Teacher Manual: Gustave Caillebotte and the City in Art
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