Petite Ink Drawing by Listed Artist Ludovic Rodo Pissarro

Ink on paper sketch depicting 2 views of domestic struggle, similar to other sketches known and probably from the same sketch pad, these being dated to around 1895, found with LR initial he was known to use, corner tear to original sketchbook page not affecting the drawing, floating mount with double mat under glass in 18" x 19 1/2" frame.

Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952) was Camille Pissarro's fourth son. Encouraged by his father, he began drawing from nature at an early age. He was familiarly known as Rodo and generally signed his works "Ludovic-Rodo", or early on in his career simply "Rodo". In 1894, at the age of sixteen, Rodo published his first wood engravings in the anarchist journal, Le Pere Peinard. Rodo moved into his first studio in Montmartre with his brother Georges in 1898. Works of this early important period until just after the death of his father in 1903 were post-Impressionist and clearly painted under the influence of his father. By 1904 living in Paris, he found the nightlife and the habitues of the cafes, theatres, circuses and cabarets compelling subjects for his work and changed dramatically the style of his painting, affiliating himself to the Fauve artists. Rodo became close to artists such as Kees Van Dongen, Maurice de Vlaminck and Raoul Dufy. In 1905 he participated in the first Fauve exhibition at the Salon des Independants. In 1907 he visited Van Dongen in Rotterdam and the two artists continued to paint together, something they often did in Paris. In 1914 he married, though he never had children. Later that year at the outbreak of the War Rodo moved to England. Over the next seven years he lived mainly in and around West London. He worked closely with his brother Lucien to establish in 1915 the Monarro Group, formed with the aim of exhibiting work by contemporary artists inspired by Impressionism. Many of the works produced by Rodo while he was in England were of London landmarks but, he was also interested in the urbanization of West London. After 1921, when Rodo had already returned to France, he divided his time between Paris and Les Andelys in Normandy, living and working closely with his elder brother Georges Manzana.

Rodo's works can be found in many museums including the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford and the Museum of Fine Art in Boston.

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Weight: 5 lbs