OIL PAINTING: Field, 1874
The oldest Impressionist, Pissaro was also the first to lose interest in the official Salon. Bearded like an Old Testament prophet, Pissaro made his career learning from younger men. The only painter stubborn enough to show in every single Impressionist exhibition, from the very first, Pissaro nonetheless adopted each new movement, right through Pointillism. As cosmopolitan as his styles, Pissaro somehow managed to remain an outsider, as anarchist, artist, and Jew.