Two talents, artfully intertwined

Camille Pissarro and Paul Cezanne’s meeting at the Academie Suisse in 1861 proved to be a significant moment for both artists. The two formed a creative bond that lasted for more than 20 years, with Pissarro and Cezanne working together in the village of Pontoise and in the Oise River Valley in France, often painting the same scenes. “Pioneering Modern Painting: Cezanne and Pissarro 1865-1885,” opening today at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, looks at the creative dialogue between the two and how the Impressionist (Pissarro) and Postimpressionist (Cezanne) experimented with similar painting techniques in their landscapes, still lifes and portraits. The exhibition is organized by Joachim Pissarro, a curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the painter’s great-grandson.

“Pioneering Modern Painting: Cezanne and Pissarro 1865-1885,” LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. Noon to 8 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays; noon to 9 p.m. Fridays; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. $15; students and seniors, $13; 17 and younger, free. (323) 857-6000. Ends Jan. 16.