Frédéric Bonin-Pissarro [SEP] father
Frédéric Bonin-Pissarro
Frédéric Bonin-Pissarro or Frédéric Pissarro (born in 1964 in Paris) is a French painter. Since 2002 he has been a citizen of the United States.
Family.
Frédéric Bonin-Pissarro is the son of Sylvie and Claude Bonin-Pissarro, also a painter. He is a grand-great-son of the "father of Impressionism" Camille Pissarro. His sister is named Lila. Married, he has 3 sons whose first is the actor Louka Meliava.
Biography.
Frederic began learning the art of painting with his father. Jean Edelmann also exerted a major influence on his style. In 1983–1984 Frédéric Bonin-Pissarro studied at the Ecole de Sèvres, then from 1984 to 1988 he studied at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (ENSBA). There, he attended masterclasses of Jacques Yankel and of Antonio Segui. After his studies, he settled in Cincinnati (Ohio, USA). In 1989–90, Bonin-Pissarro worked on stage sets for the "Théâtre Populaire des Cévennes"in