| Félix Pissarro | |
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Felix at the age of seven, as portraited in 1881 by his father Camille Pissarro. |
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| Born | 24 July 1874 Pontoise |
| Died | 25 November 1897 (aged 23) London |
| Cause of death | Tuberculosis |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Painter |
Félix Pissarro (24 July 1874 – 25 November 1897), born in Pontoise, Paris, in the year of the first Impressionist exhibition, was a nineteenth-century French painter, etcher and caricaturist. Under the adopted pseudonym of Jean Roch,[1] also known as Titi in his family circle, he was the third son of the painter Camille and Julie Pissarro.[2]
His works very early demonstrated great strength and originality. His father said that of all his artist sons, Félix undoubtedly had the most talent and promise of becoming a major artist. Before he was able to realise his full potential, he contracted tuberculosis and died in a sanatorium in Kew, London,[3] at the age of 23.