James Tissot. The Modern Ambiguity.
NMR| N° d'inventaire | 22834 |
| Format | 22 x 30 |
| Détails | 224 p., 250 ill., bound. |
| Publication | Paris, 2020 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782711874897 |
James Tissot (1836-1902) was a virtuoso painter whose elegance quickly spread beyond the borders of France. Born in Nantes and a companion of the Impressionists—Degas, Manet, and Whistler were among his friends—Tissot trained at the Beaux-Arts in Paris before moving to England, his chosen home from the 1870s. It was in London that his talents as a society portraitist flourished, encouraged by the Royal Academy. His dandyism naturally responded to the sophisticated charm of British high society, and his taste for observation seduced the press of the time (he executed inspired caricatures for Vanity Fair). James Tissot painted the Victorian era with unparalleled delicacy. In his paintings, demure models with lost gazes in the distance are replaced by Proustian figures with fascinating attire. His conventional genre scenes, in interiors typical of the Second Empire, nevertheless remain shrouded in a striking mystery... Beyond these iconic images, this catalog focuses on presenting Tissot's biblical illustrations that contributed to his fame, as well as his daring research in photography, printmaking, and cloisonné enamel. Different techniques serving the same creative impulse, and which bear witness to the multifaceted work of a brilliant artist rarely exhibited in France.
James Tissot (1836-1902) was a virtuoso painter whose elegance quickly spread beyond the borders of France. Born in Nantes and a companion of the Impressionists—Degas, Manet, and Whistler were among his friends—Tissot trained at the Beaux-Arts in Paris before moving to England, his chosen home from the 1870s. It was in London that his talents as a society portraitist flourished, encouraged by the Royal Academy. His dandyism naturally responded to the sophisticated charm of British high society, and his taste for observation seduced the press of the time (he executed inspired caricatures for Vanity Fair). James Tissot painted the Victorian era with unparalleled delicacy. In his paintings, demure models with lost gazes in the distance are replaced by Proustian figures with fascinating attire. His conventional genre scenes, in interiors typical of the Second Empire, nevertheless remain shrouded in a striking mystery... Beyond these iconic images, this catalog focuses on presenting Tissot's biblical illustrations that contributed to his fame, as well as his daring research in photography, printmaking, and cloisonné enamel. Different techniques serving the same creative impulse, and which bear witness to the multifaceted work of a brilliant artist rarely exhibited in France.