David Stern and Lélia Pissarro: A Family Art

This is the story of a family epic. Camille Pissarro's great-grand-daughter Lélia Pissarro and her husband David Stern run the gallery that bears their names, founded in 1964 in London's Mayfair district. Together, they are committed to perpetuating the recognition of the master, who was friends with Cézanne and the great Impressionists. But their work does not stop at the artist's legacy: five generations of artists make up his lineage. With the world's largest collection of Camille Pissarro's works, the gallery loans paintings to museums all over the world, and has become a research center for the works of his descendants. Tell us about the history of your gallery. David Stern : It all began with my father. During the 1980s, we developed our interest in Impressionism, the Paris School,…