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Biography
Orovida Pissarro was born in Epping, Essex, the daughter of the artist Lucien Pissarro and grand-daughter Camille Pissarro. Orovida studied with her father. In 1914 in France she started experimenting with etching. A big exhibition of Chinese painting in 1914 left an indelible impression. Exhibited at Royal Academy and had one many shows in London and North America. In 1969 the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford held a memorial show of her etchings, paintings and drawings and published a catalogue. Her work is represented in the British Museum, Victoria & Albert and many other British and foreign art galleries.