Portrait of the Painter Fritz Melbye (1826-69) 1857 - 1858

Camille Pissarro's "Portrait of the Painter Fritz Melbye" is a realistic oil painting from 1857-1858 housed in the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst. The intimate portrait captures the essence of Melbye, a Danish painter known for his marine scenes, in a close-up view. Pissarro, who is best known for his Impressionist works, captures the subject's character with a sense of depth, using a painterly technique that creates a sense of texture and realism, particularly noticeable in the sitter's face and the texture of his clothing. This artwork offers insight into Pissarro's early style and the art scene of the mid-19th century.