Skip to main content

James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

French, 1836-1902
Jacques Joseph Tissot (French: [tiso]; 15 October 1836 – 8 August 1902), Anglicized as James Tissot (), was a French painter and illustrator. He was a successful painter of Paris society before moving to London in 1871. He became famous as a genre painter of fashionably dressed women shown in various scenes of everyday life. He also painted scenes and figures from the Bible.
(Biography provided by Warnock Fine Arts)
to
3
19
1
19
17
13
1
1
1
1
Le banc de jardin (The Garden Bench)
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Le banc de jardin (The Garden Bench) Mezzotint and engraving on cream chine collé laid down on ivory wove paper, 1883 Signed in the plate (see photo) Condition: Brilliant impression...
Category

1880s Impressionist James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Soirée d'été (Summer Evening)
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Soirée d'été (Summer Evening) Etching & drypoint, 1881 Signed and dated in the plate lower left corner Edition: c. 100 in both states; plate canceled Tissot's lover, Irish divorcee ...
Category

1880s Impressionist James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Etching

original etching
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Executed by Tissot for the "Rene Mauperin" suite of etchings, published in Paris in 1884 by Charpentier in a limited edition of 550. This is a nice impressi...
Category

1880s James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Etching

original etching
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Executed by Tissot for the "Rene Mauperin" suite of etchings, published in Paris in 1884 by Charpentier in a limited edition of 550. This is a nice impressi...
Category

1880s James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Etching

L'enfant prodigue: en pays etranger (The Prodigal Son: In Foreign Climes)
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Fairlawn, OH
L'enfant prodigue: en pays etranger (The Prodigal Son: In Foreign Climes) Etching, 1881 Unsigned (as usual for this state) From: L'enfant prodigue, (The Prodigal Son, five plates) Ed...
Category

1880s Impressionist James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Etching

original etching
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Executed by Tissot for the "Rene Mauperin" suite of etchings, published in Paris in 1884 by Charpentier in a limited editio...
Category

1880s James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Etching

original etching
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Executed by Tissot for the "Rene Mauperin" suite of etchings, published in Paris in 1884 by Charpentier in a limited editio...
Category

1880s James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Etching

original etching
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Executed by Tissot for the "Rene Mauperin" suite of etchings, published in Paris in 1884 by Charpentier in a limited editio...
Category

1880s James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Etching

Renée Mauperin; Ten Etchings, Complete Set for novel by Goncourt Brothers
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Middletown, NY
Renée Mauperin; Ten Etchings, Complete Set for the Illustrations to the Novel by Edmond and Jules de Goncourt 1882 Paris: G. Charpentier et Cie, 1882-1884. The complete set of ten ...
Category

Late 19th Century Realist James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Etching

La Soeur ainee The Elder Sister
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Based on a photograph of Mrs. Newton with a woman and child, presumably her sister, Mary Hervey and her niece Lilian. From the 1st edition, printed in London by Goulding Edition: 100 impressions printed by Goulding, London, 1881 200 impressions printed by Delatre, paris, 1882/3 In the estate vente there were 18 impressions "in different states" The plate was canceled and in the collection of the Sagot-LeGarrec heirs, Paris Printed on Dutch, Van Gelder watermark laid paper Signed and dated in the plate upper center plate edge Good morning, Thanks for your email about James Jacque Joseph Tissot works on paper. In addition to the example you wanted more information on, I have the following work by Tissot listed on 1st Dibs. Access them by place the LU_____ number (which is below the title) in the search box. It should take you right to the product page. Le Matin (Morning) LU1409989932 La Soeur ainee The Elder Sister LU1405402222 In Foreign Climes LU1406944542 Au bord de la mer (At the Sea Side) LU1409990002 Tissot is a very interesting artist. He was a close friend of both James Whistler and Edgar Degas. You can find a good biographical sketch on Wikipedia. There have been numerous museum exhibitions dedicated to his works in the United States, Europe and Japan. Please let me know if you have any other questions. All the best, Tom French...
Category

1880s Victorian James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Drypoint

Le Matin (Morning)
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Le Matin (Morning) Mezzotint, 1886 Signed and dated in the plate (see photos) Edition: at least 650 impressions in both states Reference: Wentworth 82 ii/II P...
Category

1880s French School James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Mezzotint

La femme préhistorique (Prehistoric Woman)
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in New Orleans, LA
James Tissot was among the most successful and critically acclaimed artists of the Victorian era. Although the artist is celebrated for his elegant scenes of fashionable life in Paris and London, this work is a fascinating rarity within his oeuvre. In this monumental pastel, Tissot depicts a prehistoric woman draped in a tiger skin, presented with a striking pose and heroic air. His delicate portraiture, combined with his fascination with conveying texture, demonstrates why he was one of the most revered artists of his generation, and La femme préhistorique illustrates the remarkable technique for which he was renowned. This work was completed in preparation for a series of works exploring the Old Testament undertaken by Tissot from 1899-1902 that remained unfinished at the time of his death. A portion of this series focused on illustrations of Adam and Eve, and among these sketches were images of a nude Eve partially draped in animal furs. Towards the end of his life, following his conversion to Catholicism, biblical subjects became important to the artist. A few years before this work was completed, Tissot embarked upon a highly ambitious group of nearly 300 watercolors illustrating the New Testament, presenting the illustrated epic in its entirety at the Paris Salon of 1894. Both of these series were a critical artistic departure for the artist, stemming from a desire to create works separated from his typical images of modern society. This pastel imagines Eve as the prototype of womanhood in the guise of a prehistoric woman. Tissot rarely painted the nude, and his skill as a draftsman highlights the figure's natural beauty, contrasting it with the stark landscape surrounding her. Although a study, this monumental work is incredibly well-finished and highly engaging, with the statuesque model commanding the majority of the canvas. Her pose is strong and theatrical, and she addresses the viewer with a direct, confident gaze. The imagined historical subject of this drawing is grounded by Tissot’s exceptional attention to detail. A master of conjuring an array of textures, Tissot showcased this ability in this work by juxtaposing many types of fabrics and natural elements within one composition. The tiger skin with which the woman partially covers herself was a favorite studio prop of Tissot’s, appearing in many of his most influential works from the period, including several paintings of his partner and favorite model Kathleen Newton. It, in particular, showcases the artist’s understanding of texture, yet it also serves as an exotic element that elevates the sensuality of the scene when placed against the woman’s bare skin. Born in 1836 in the port town of Nantes, Tissot traveled to Paris at the age of 20 in order to join the studios of Hippolyte Flandrin and Louis Lamothe. During this period, he became close with James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Edgar Degas and Edouard Manet, and the impact of these friendships is reflected in his portraits of modern life. Having enjoyed considerable success in Paris during the 1860s, Tissot fought in the Siege of Paris, and after the fall of the Commune in 1871, he went to London, where he stayed for the next ten years. He was met with incredible success there, and he also met the love of his life, Kathleen Newton, a divorcée, with whom he lived from about 1876 until her death in 1882. Today he is regarded among the great masters of Belle Époque painting, and his works can be found in important collections worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the National Gallery of Art, the Musée d’Orsay, the Tate Gallery and many others. This pastel remained in Tissot's private collection until his death in 1902 and is referenced in the posthumous 1902-3 valuation of Tissot's home at 64 avenue du Bois...
Category

Early 20th Century Academic James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Laid Paper, Canvas, Oil Pastel, Pastel

Berthe
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Berthe Etching with drypoint, 1883 Signed in the plate (see photo) This etching was inspired by an 1882/3 pastel which the artist included in his ambitious "Femme a Paris" exhibition at Galerie Sedelmeyer, Paris, in 1885. Reference: Beraldi 65 Wentworth 74, published state Tissot 76 Condition: Excellent Plate/Image size: 14 1/4 x 11 inches Sheet size: 19 1/2 x 15 inches Frame size: 23-1/2 x 20-1/4 inches Donald Morris Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan (Morris had a distinguished collection of Tissot prints...
Category

1880s Impressionist James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Etching

Au bord de la mer (At the Sea Side)
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Au bord de la mer (At the Sea Side) Etching and drypoint, 1880 Signed in the plate middle left edge (see photo) Edition: c. 100 A very rich impression, full of burr and contrasts Pri...
Category

1880s Impressionist James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Etching

"Le Portique de la Galerie Nationale a Londres" etching by Tissot
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Hinsdale, IL
TISSOT, JAMES JACQUES JOSEPH (1836 - 1902) "Le Portique de la Galerie Nationale a Londres" (The Portico of the National Gallery, London) Wentworth 40 Etching and Drypoint on imitation Japanese paper, C. 1878 Only state published, from the edition of 100 Signed 1878 J.J. Tissot on the step, lower right 14 7/8” x 8 1/4” Excellent crisp impression This etching is related to the painting London Visitors exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1874, no. 116. The setting is the portico of the National Gallery, looking toward the Church of St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields. Such works give Tissot a minor but distinguished position as a predecessor of the school of architectural etchers...
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Etching

The Frontispiece from The Prodigal Son Suite, by J.J. Tissot
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Hinsdale, IL
TISSOT, JAMES JACQUES JOSEPH (1836 -1902) L’enfant Prodigue: Frontispice (The Prodigal Son: Frontispiece) Wentworth 57 Etching, c. 1882 Signed and dated in the plate lower rightIma...
Category

1880s Art Nouveau James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Etching

Le Portique de la Galerie Nationale a Londres by J.J. Tissot
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Hinsdale, IL
J.J. Tissot Le Portique de la Galerie Nationale a Londres (The Portico of the National Gallery, London) Wentworth 40 Etching and Drypoint on imitation Japanese paper, C. 1878 Only st...
Category

1890s Realist James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Ten Etchings - 1870s - First Series - James Tissot - Modern
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Roma, IT
Suite of Ten etchings and dry-points: • L’Auberge des Trois-Corbeaux. Wentworth 29 (i/iii) • Quarrelling. Wentworth 18 • The Rubens’ Hat. Wentworth 8 • The Thames, Wentworth 20 • Bas...
Category

1870s Modern James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Paper, Etching

Le banc de jardin (The Garden Bench).
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Storrs, CT
Le banc de jardin (The Garden Bench). 1883. Mezzotint. Tissot catalog 79, Béraldi catalog 66, Wentworth catalog 75 state ii/iii. 16 1/2 x 22 1/8 (s...
Category

19th Century Impressionist James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Second Frontispiece (Sitting on the Globe)
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original drypoint printed in black ink on laid paper bearing a portion of the Van Gelder watermark (fleur-de-lys in a crowned shield surmounting the letters “VGZ”). Signed and dat...
Category

19th Century Victorian James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Drypoint

Related Items
German Artist Impressionist Etching Judaica Jewish Sephardic Jewish Bezalel Era
By Hermann Struck
Located in Surfside, FL
Yemenite or Moroccan Sefardic rabbi portrait. Framed 11 X 9 sight 6 X 4.5 Hermann Struck (6 March 1876 – 11 January 1944) was a German Jewish artist known for his etchings. Hermann Struck (Chaim Aaron ben David...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Etching

Le Bouquet de Violettes (The Bouquet of Violets) /// Figurative Impressionist
By Manuel Robbe
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Manuel Robbe (French, 1872-1936) Title: "Le Bouquet de Violettes (The Bouquet of Violets)" *Signed by Robbe in pencil lower right Year: 1903 Medium: Original Hand-Colored Etc...
Category

Early 1900s Impressionist James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint, Watercolor, Laid Paper, Intaglio

Dance at Gopsmor /// Impressionist Swedish Anders Zorn Etching Party Antique
By Anders Zorn
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Anders Zorn (Swedish, 1860-1920) Title: "Dance at Gopsmor" *Signed by Zorn in pencil lower right. It is also signed and dated in the plate (printed signature) lower left Year: 1906 (second state of two) Medium: Original Etching on cream Van Gelder Zonen laid paper Limited edition: approx. 50 impressions Printer: the artist Zorn himself, Mora, Sweden Publisher: the artist Zorn himself, Mora, Sweden Reference: Asplund No. 197; Hjert & Hjert No. 205; Loys Delteil No. 192 Framing: Recently framed in a gold ornate moulding and fabric matting from Holland. All archival Framed size: 22.75" x 18.25" Sheet size (irregular margins): 16.5" x 11" Image size: 11.88" x 7.75" Condition: A strong impression in very good condition Very rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - Chicago, IL; acquired from Rothschild & Company, Chicago, IL in the early 1900's. Fleur-de-lis shield with text underneath (Van Gelder Zonen) watermark in center of sheet. "Towards the end of the nineteenth century and at the beginning of the twentieth century, Anders Zorn became increasingly interested in the history and ancient traditions of his native town Mora and its wider cultural territories which at the time, as a result of industrialisation and urbanisation, were begining to disappear. In 1904, Anders Zorn purchased an ancient farmhouse which he moved to the parish of Gopsmor, situated by the river Dal, North-West of Mora. The simple ritualistic lifestyle of its people, with whom he felt affinity, and Gopsmor's geographical isolation, became for Zorn, a place of refuge for the cosmopolitan artist". - Christie's, London, UK Biography: Anders Leonard Zorn...
Category

Early 1900s Impressionist James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Laid Paper, Etching, Intaglio

Female Figure Underwater Realist Etching --"Separation" by Carol Bennett
By Carol Bennett
Located in Soquel, CA
Female Figure Underwater Realist Etching --"Separation" by Carol Bennett Unique etching of a female figure submersed beneath the surface of water by California and Hawaii artist Ca...
Category

1990s American Impressionist James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Laid Paper, Etching

Iris ( 1 )
By Leonard Baskin
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Leonard Baskin, 'Iris ( 1 )', etching, 1988, artist proof before the edition of 10, outside the book edition. Signed and annotated 'proof' in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression,...
Category

1980s Impressionist James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Etching

Gulli I /// Impressionist Anders Zorn Swedish Etching Antique Girl Face Portrait
By Anders Zorn
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Anders Zorn (Swedish, 1860-1920) Title: "Gulli I" Series: Gulli *Signed by Zorn in pencil lower right. It is also signed and dated in the plate (printed signature) lower right Year: 1914 (second state of two) Medium: Original Etching on cream Van Gelder Zonen laid paper Limited edition: approx. 50 impressions Printer: the artist Zorn himself, Mora, Sweden Publisher: the artist Zorn himself, Mora, Sweden Reference: Asplund No. 265; Hjert & Hjert No. 162 Sheet size (irregular margins): 12.88" x 10.13" Image size: 5.13" x 3.5" Condition: Faint UV stain. Minor toning to sheet and minor paper loss at bottom center margin. It is otherwise a strong impression in excellent condition Very rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - Santa Fe, NM. Fleur-de-lis shield (Van Gelder Zonen) watermark at left center margin. Pencil inscribed "Gulli No. 1" lower right in margin. Retains old paperwork from previous framing. Biography: Anders Leonard Zorn...
Category

1910s Impressionist James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Etching, Laid Paper, Intaglio

"Eternal Problem" - 1924 Etching on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Eternal Problem" - 1924 Etching on Paper Etching on paper titled "Eternal Problem" by Elias M. Grossman (American, 1898-1947). A bearded rabbi is portrayed thinking with his hand p...
Category

1920s American Impressionist James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Etching

Iris (5)
By Leonard Baskin
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Leonard Baskin, 'Iris ( 5 )', etching, 1988, artist proof before the edition of 10, outside the book edition. Signed and annotated 'proof' in pencil. A fine impression, with expertly...
Category

1980s Impressionist James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Etching

Iris (5)
Iris (5)
H 5.78 in W 3.88 in
Into the Night (a lone male emerges from a subway stop by the Flatiron Building)
By Frederick Mershimer
Located in New Orleans, LA
A lone figure emerges out of bright lights streaming from a subway entrance at the corner of 23rd and Broadway near the Flatiron Building and Madison Square Park. He has just exited the uptown...
Category

Early 2000s American Modern James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Spanish Guitar Player - Original etching - Ed. Durand Ruel, 1873
By Édouard Manet
Located in Paris, FR
Edouard MANET (after) Spanish Guitar Player, 1873 Original Etching Engraved by Courtry under the supervision of MANET Printed signature in the plate ...
Category

1870s Impressionist James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Etching

"Study 8" Figurative Lithograph
By Jim Smyth
Located in Soquel, CA
Lithograph of a figure of a woman by Jim Smyth (American, b. 1938). Numbered, titled, signed and dated "3/12", "Study 8", "Smyth 74” along the bottom edge. Unframed. Jim Smyth has studied at the Academia de Belle Arti in Fiorenza, Italy, Ecole des BeauxArts in Geneva, New York Academy, and the Art Students League. He is also a graduate of UC Berkeley with a degree in Fine Art. Although academically trained, Smyth practices and teaches a more impressionistic style of painting, focusing on the Alla Prima technique. He is particularly knowledgeable about drawing, perspective, color theory and the human figure, his passion. Smyth, with extensive academic knowledge, has a profound love of all human representations as illustrated by his humorous quick sketches from life. He also practices and teaches oil painting and pastels. When not in Provence, or Southeastern France, Smyth teaches intensely in art schools, art centers and several colleges in the Bay Area. He is a beloved instructor and his classes fill in quickly as he is very knowledgeable. On his return to the United States, he began studying with Mr. Alanson Appleton at the College of San Mateo, San Mateo, California. Smyth was a founding member of the Appletree Etchers, Inc., an etching print shop organized by Mr. Appleton and his students to develop and promote color intaglio. Smyth served as Master Printer at the studio for many years perfecting the techniques of intaglio and developing the color theories of Mr. Appleton as applied to the deeply etched plate. Smyth received his degree from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1972 and holds the California Community College Certificate and an Adult Education Certificate. Smyth was invited to teach "Anatomy for Artists" at Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, California, as a result of his many years of dissection of the cadaver and developed the course of study of Perspective for the college. During this period, he began teaching Life Drawing at the Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, Palo Alto, California. During the following thirty years Smyth has taught an average of twelve classes per week at the Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, the Palo Alto Art Center and the Burlingame Recreation Department among others in all phases of drawing and painting. He has conducted many workshops for the California Academy of Painters in many aspects of drawing and painting. Currently, he is an Adjunct Professor of Drawing at the College of San Mateo, San Mateo, California. He is an authority on the materials of painting and drawing, techniques of traditional drawing and painting, color theory, perspective and anatomy for artists. In his career in Life Drawing, Smyth has made over two hundred thousand drawings from the model. In addition to studies at Berkeley, Smyth has studied at the College of San Mateo, Foothill College, De Anza College, Mission College, and West Valley College, all in California. One of the pivotal points in his career was studying with Mr. Maynard Dixon Stewart at the University of San Jose, California. He spent a year at the New York Academy of Art where he was offered a full scholarship and at the Art Students League of New York. He concurrently attended classes at the National Academy of Design in New York. Among others, Smyth studied with M. Andrejivec, Ted Schmidt, Elliot Goldfinger, Gary Fagin, Ted Jacobs, Leo Neufeld, David Leffel, Jack Ferragasso, Jim Childs and Everett Raymond Kinstler and Kim English. Smyth has also studied with the noted painter and colorist, Ovanes Berberian...
Category

1970s American Impressionist James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Paper, Etching

Pierre-Auguste Renoir "La danse à la campagne
By Pierre Auguste Renoir
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919) "La danse à la campagne" (second plate), Conceived 1883 Soft ground Etching on paper Image: 8-5/8 x 5-1/4 inches (21.9 x 13.3 cm) (plate)...
Category

Late 18th Century Impressionist James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Etching, Paper

Previously Available Items
Renee Mauperin, Renee Sitting at the Piano, Crying
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Renee Mauperin, Renee Sitting at the Piano, Crying" 1882 is an etching on Holland paper by renown French artist James Jacques Joseph Tissot, 1836-1902. It is sig...
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Etching

THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional oil by the great French master James Jacques Joseph Tissot captures a regal Queen of Sheba greeting the biblical King Solomon for the f...
Category

Late 19th Century Modern James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

LE BANC DE JARDIN
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Portland, ME
Tissot, James. LE BANC DE JARDIN. Mezzotint, 1883 (Wentworth 75, 1st state). 16 1/2 x 22 1/8 inches; 419 x 562 mm. Edition, per Wentworth, "at least 500...
Category

1880s Realist James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Printemps (Spring)
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Storrs, CT
Printemps (Spring). 1878. Etching and drypoint. Tissot 30, Béraldi 27, Wentworth 34. 15 5/8 x 6 (sheet 24 x 10 1/8). Edition about 100. Slight mat stain; otherwise fine condition. A...
Category

19th Century Impressionist James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

L'Ete (Summer)
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in San Francisco, CA
Category

James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

Portrait of Clotilde Briatte, Comtesse Pillet-Will
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in New Orleans, LA
James-Jacques-Joseph Tissot 1836-1902• French Portrait of Clotilde Briatte, Comtesse Pillet-Will Pastel on paper laid down on canvas World-renowned for his fascination with femininity and all its accoutrements, 19th -century French painter James Tissot offers us an intriguing mix of sensuality and mystery with his outstanding portrait of Clotilde Briatte. Tissot’s portrait of the comtesse is a study of an innovative and compelling personality. Rendered with exquisite detail and draftsmanship, Tissot’s use of pastel allows the artist to reproduce in great detail the billowy hydrangeas framing the comtesse's luxurious fur cloak, her shift-like translucent white wrap dress and her expression of composed tranquility. For over a century the present work was known only by an image in Tissot's photo album and was misidentified as a "portrait of an unidentified lady, possibly the niece of the artist." The subject was only recently revealed to be Clotilde Briatte, the wife of Count Alexis Frederick Lois Pillet-Will, the director and regent of the Bank of France. The Pillet-Will's also owned the famous Chateau Margaux Vineyard. Their daughter Helen Marie became the Duchess of Thouars and the Princess of Taranto when she married the Duke of Thouars, Louis Charles Marie de La Tremoille. The comtesse was not just an interesting subject for Tissot because she represented prestige, nobility and beauty but also because she was a Spiritualist who had written many books under the pseudonym Charles d’Orino. In these books she recorded her communications with spirits and expounded on her occult interests. Tissot was born in 1836 to a family of Italian descent in the port town of Nantes, France. His father was drapery merchant and his mother designed hats. His parent's involvement with textiles and fashion ultimately had a profound impact on Tissot's work. In 1856 he travelled to Paris and enrolled to study at the studios of Hippolyte Flandrin and Louis Lamothe. Tissot also became close with Whistler, Degas and Manet. His portraits of modern life became incredibly popular and were held in high critical acclaim. Having enjoyed considerable success in Paris during the 1860s, Tissot fought in the Siege of Paris, and after the fall of the Commune in 1871, he went to London, where he stayed for the next ten years. He was incredibly successful as a painter there and also met the love of his life, Kathleen Newton, a divorcée, with whom he lived from about 1876 until her death in 1882. Following her death Tissot returned to Paris, where he had kept the home and studio he had built on the Avenue du Bois de...
Category

19th Century James Jacques Joseph Tissot Art

James Jacques Joseph Tissot art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic James Jacques Joseph Tissot art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by James Jacques Joseph Tissot in etching, engraving, drypoint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 19th century and is mostly associated with the Impressionist style. Not every interior allows for large James Jacques Joseph Tissot art, so small editions measuring 4 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Pierre Auguste Renoir, Edouard Manet, and Félix Bracquemond. James Jacques Joseph Tissot art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $240 and tops out at $288,500, while the average work can sell for $3,075.

Artists Similar to James Jacques Joseph Tissot

Recently Viewed

View All