James Tissot

James Tissot (1836–1902) was a French painter, caricaturist and printmaker.

Also recorded as Jacques Joseph Tissot; James Jacques Joseph Tissot; J. J. Tissot; Tissot; J. James Tissot; James Jacques Tissot.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Jacques-Joseph Tissot.

Also worked under the name Coïdé.

Born at Nantes in 1836, died at Chenecey-Buillon in 1902.

In detail

James Tissot studied at Lycée Saint-François-Xavier de Vannes and Beaux-Arts de Paris. training under Hippolyte Flandrin and Louis Lamothe is recorded. the recorded working language is French and English.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait, figure, genre art and history. The authority associates the name with Japonisme and realism. Lucas Cranach the Elder, Giovanni Bellini and Vittore Carpaccio are recorded as an influence.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris, London and Ramsgate. Employment is recorded with Vanity Fair.

Works named in the authority record are What Our Lord Saw from the Cross, Le Cercle de la rue Royale, The Shop Girl, La Fortune (James Tissot) and October.

Work by James Tissot is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Auckland Art Gallery, J. Paul Getty Museum and Tate.

Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “James Tissot”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q381248: James Tissot

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