Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro was the fourth of Camille Pissarro’s sons and following the death of his father in 1903, Rodo departed from his post-impressionist style towards a more modern way of painting- taking interest in the new fauve movement. Rodo developed a close friendship and working relationship with Dutch artist, Kees van Dongen, who at the time, was also living in Montmartre, Paris. The two were often seen together painting the Parisian nightlife and capturing the spirit of the new century in a colourful fauvist style. Some of these pieces were exhibited in the first Fauve exhibition at the Salon des Indépendants in 1905, and as such, the works Rodo produced during the period of 1904-1910 are considered some of the most important in his oeuvre.
