Tag: France

La Fille du capitaine (1873)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) La Fille du capitaine (The Captain’s Daughter) 1873 Oil on canvas, 72.3 x 104.8 cm Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton Tissot began his career exhibiting historic subjects at the Paris Salon but during the 1860s turned to scenes…

L’Annonciation (1886-1894)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) L’Annonciation (The Annunciation) 1886–1894 Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, 17 x 21.7 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York According to Luke, an angel appeared to Mary and announced that she would bear the Son of God.…

Cache-cache (c.1877)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) Cache-cache (Hide and Seek) c.1877 Oil on wood, 73.4 x 53.9 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington In early 1874 Degas wrote, “Look here, my dear Tissot. . . you positively must exhibit at the Boulevard [in the…

James Tissot

(1836–1902) Jacques Joseph Tissot The artist’s works: La danse de la mort 1860 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence Le retour de l’enfant prodigue 1862 Petit Palais, Paris Le départ de l’enfant prodigue 1863 Petit Palais, Paris Autoportrait c.1865 Legion of Honor, San Francisco…

Le Rêve (1910)

Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Le Rêve (The Dream) 1910 Oil on canvas, 204.5 x 298.5 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York “The woman asleep on the couch is dreaming she has been transported into the forest, listening to the sounds from the…

Hermitage (Pontoise)

L’Hermitage in Art: Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Les côteaux de l’Hermitage c.1867 Guggenheim Museum, New York     Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Vue de l’Hermitage, Côte de Jallais c.1867 Private collection     Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Rue de l’Hermitage, Pontoise 1873–1875 Dallas Museum…

Pontoise (France)

Pontoise in Art: Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Petites maisons près de Pontoise c.1873–1874 Fogg Museum, Cambridge     Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Le Jardin de Pissarro 1881 Private collection     Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Jalais Hill, Pontoise 1867 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York  …