Tag: Tissot

Le Thé (1872)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le Thé (Tea) 1872 Oil on wood, 66 x 47.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York When Tissot moved to London in 1871, he immersed himself in the local scene, with work for Vanity Fair and genre…

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Matin de printemps (c.1875)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) Matin de printemps (Spring Morning) c.1875 Oil on canvas, 55.9 x 42.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The light on this spring day is so bright that the woman shields her eyes from the glare. She…

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La présentation de Jésus au Temple (1886-1894)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) La présentation de Jésus au Temple (The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple) 1886–1894 Watercolor on paper, 22.2 x 15.2 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York Forty days after the birth of Jesus, the Holy Family travels to Jerusalem…

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L’Ambitieuse (1883-1885)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) L’Ambitieuse (Political Woman) 1883–1885 Oil on canvas, 142.24 x 101.6 cm Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo L’Ambitieuse (Political Woman), also referred to as The Reception, belongs to a series of fifteen large paintings that James Tissot executed between…

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Une histoire intéressante (c.1872)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) Une histoire intéressante (An interesting story) c.1872 Oil on canvas, 59.7 × 76.6 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Compare: Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le Thé 1872 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York     Tissot, James (1836-1902) Mauvaises nouvelles,…

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La Rêveuse (c.1876)

Tissot, James (1836-1902) La rêveuse, Soirée d’été (The Dreamer, Summer Evening) c.1876 Oil on wood, 34.9 x 60.3 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris

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