Gaston La Touche

Gaston La Touche was a French painter, sculptor, illustrator, photographer and artist (1854–1913). He was born at Saint-Cloud and died at 7th arrondissement of Paris.

Also recorded as Gaston de Latouche; Gaston de La Touche; latouche g.; Latouche; g. latouche; G. La Touche.

Gaston La Touche in brief

Born
1854
Died
1913
Known for
painter, sculptor, illustrator, photographer, artist and printmaker
Place of birth
Saint-Cloud
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Career and activity

Gaston La Touche worked in visual arts, painting, graphics, art of sculpture and illustration. His work is associated with Naturalism.

He worked at Enghien-les-Bains.

Recognition and collections

Gaston La Touche received Officer of the Legion of Honour. Work by Gaston La Touche is held by Museo del Prado, Art Institute of Chicago, Musée d'Orsay and Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art.

Catalogued works

34 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and The Cleveland Museum of Art. Their recorded dates run from 1878 to 2004.

The Arbor, dated 1906, held by Walters Art Museum, inventory 37.2626. The Joyous Festival, dated 1906, held by Dixon Gallery and Gardens. Dinner at the Casino, dated 1903, held by Dayton Art Institute, inventory 1975.33. Pardon in Brittany, dated 1896, held by Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1933.1130. The first born, dated 1883, held by Art Gallery of New South Wales, inventory 716. The kiss of the sun, held by Art Gallery of New South Wales, inventory 922. Dancer, held by National Museum of Western Art, inventory P.2010-0011. The Pool at Tuileries, held by Q1117704, inventory 79.307. Translation of a Holy Relic, dated 1899, held by Hermitage Museum, inventory ГЭ-9653. View of the Eiffel Tower from the Trocadero, dated 1895, held by Dixon Gallery and Gardens. Open Fields under a Cloudy Sky, dated 1892. Under trees, dated 1885. The Intermission - Remembrance of Italy. Souper (Late Dinner), dated 1890, held by National Gallery Prague, inventory O 1106. The Swans at Play, dated 1909, held by Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, inventory FA000657. La Robe jaune, dated 1896. Waiting for the Decision of the Committee, held by Museo Soumaya. Red Room, dated 1903, held by Ohara Museum of Art, inventory 1046 (I-A・60). The Holy Family in an Interior, dated early 19th century, pen and brown ink and wash on wove paper, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 63.617.77. Plate from l'Assommoir (two women fighting, with onlookers), dated 1878, drypoint and plate tone on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1927.3893. Portrait of an Old Fisherman, dated 1878, drypoint and plate tone on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1927.3901. Little Girl with a Cat, dated n.d., drypoint on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1921.371. Plate from l'Assommoir (dancer reclining on bed, with cat), dated 1878, drypoint and plate tone on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1927.3895. Plate from l'Assommoir (singer onstage with prompter), dated 1878, drypoint and plate tone on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1927.3949. Wedding at the Louvre, dated 1878, drypoint on laid paper, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 2022.431. Untitled, dated 1879, drypoint on laid paper, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 2022.430. Contribution de l'Institut Pasteur d'Algérie à la connaissance humaine du Sahara, 1900-1960 / Edmond Sergent et Louis Parrot., dated 1961, held by Wellcome Collection. Quatre siècles au service de la santé humaine / J. Fraga de Azevedo et J. Pedro de Faria ; traduit du portugais par Jean Haupt., dated 1970, held by Wellcome Collection. Aspects of medical investigation in Africa / by Charles Wilcocks., dated 1962, held by Wellcome Collection. Tropical medicine and parasitology : classic investigations / edited by B.H. Kean, Kenneth E. Mott and Adair J. Russell., dated 1978, held by Wellcome Collection. Hervorragende Tropenärzte in Wort und Bild / von G. Olpp., dated 1932, held by Wellcome Collection. Café y gusanos, mosquitos y petróleo : el transito desde la higiene hacia la medicina tropical y la salud pública en Colombia, 1873-1953 / Emilio Quevedo [and others] ; ed. Carlos A. Agudelo., dated 2004, held by Wellcome Collection. Les masques africaines et la pathologie tropicale / [Florence Veillith]., dated 1980, held by Wellcome Collection. 'Bid the sickness cease' : disease in the history of black Africa / Oliver Ransford., dated 1983, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 14 named public collections.

Dixon Gallery and Gardens: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Art Gallery of New South Wales: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Walters Art Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Dayton Art Institute: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Museum of Western Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q1117704: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Hermitage Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Gallery Prague: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Brighton Museum & Art Gallery: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 74 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

La Touche, Gaston, Oxford Art Online, 2003. “Quand je touche un arbre, je fais une empreinte.”, La pensée de midi, 2010. Armstrong, Edmund la Touche, (1864–15 Oct. 1946), Who Was Who, 2007. La Touche, William George Digges (1747–1803), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. Wemyss, Rear-Adm. Martin La Touche, (born 5 Dec. 1927), Who's Who, 2007.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is French.

The field of work recorded is visual arts, painting and graphics. The authority associates the name with Naturalism.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Enghien-les-Bains.

Work by Gaston La Touche is recorded in the collections of Museo del Prado, Art Institute of Chicago, Musée d'Orsay, Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art and Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris.

Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Legion of Honour.

Chronology

  1. 1854Gaston La Touche born at Saint-Cloud.
  2. 1883The first born (Art Gallery of New South Wales).
  3. 1896Pardon in Brittany (Art Institute of Chicago).
  4. 1903Dinner at the Casino (Dayton Art Institute).
  5. 1906The Arbor (Walters Art Museum).
  6. 1906The Joyous Festival (Dixon Gallery and Gardens).
  7. 1913Gaston La Touche died at 7th arrondissement of Paris.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    La Touche, Gaston, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Gaston La Touche.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  3. 3.

    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Gaston La Touche.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  4. 4.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Gaston La Touche (2 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  5. 5.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 74 works naming Gaston La Touche.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  6. 6.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1824249: Gaston La Touche

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  7. 7.

    “Gaston La Touche”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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