id:			146242
accession number:	1972.1025
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.1025
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The Garden Bench, 1883. James Tissot (French, 1836–1902). Mezzotint; sheet: 54.7 x 72.2 cm (21 9/16 x 28 7/16 in.); platemark: 41.6 x 56.2 cm (16 3/8 x 22 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund 1972.1025

title:				The Garden Bench
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creation date:			1883
creation date earliest:		1883
creation date latest:		1883
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creditline:			The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund
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culture:	France, 19th century
technique:	mezzotint
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Mezzotint
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Wentworth 75, state I/III

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CREATORS

* James Tissot (French, 1836–1902)  - artist
Son of a fabric merchant, Tissot left for Paris in 1856 in order to study at the École des Beaux-Arts under Louis Lamothe (1822-1869) and Hippolyte Flandrin (1809-1864). Just like Alma Tadema (q.v.), Tissot, in his early career, was influenced by Belgian history painter Henry Leys (1815-1869), which resulted in such paintings as those illustrating Goethe's Faust (1808-32). In Paris he became close friends with J. A. M. Whistler (1834-1903), Degas (q.v.), and later Morisot (q.v.) and Manet (q.v.). Tissot made his debut at the Salon of 1859, and in 1864 he showed his first works depicting scenes of modern life. He became quite successful, and by 1865 his financial troubles had disappeared. His fame had already spread to the other side of the Channel, and in 1864 he exhibited for the first time at the Royal Academy in London. Intrigued by Japanese art, Tissot amassed a renowned collection and painted some fashionable japonaiseries. In 1870 he fought in the Franco-Prussian War and joined the Paris Commune. He left the war-ravaged city in 1871 for London, where his success continued. Degas asked him to participate in the first impressionist exhibition in 1874, but he declined. Around 1875 he met Kathleen Newton, who became his companion until her death at age twenty-eight. Overcome with grief, he moved back to Paris. There he had a large solo exhibition in 1883 at the Palais de l'Industrie, showing paintings, works on paper, and enamels. Two years later he exhibited Quinze tableaux sur la femme à Paris, depicting the life of the modern urban woman. From that point on, Tissot became deeply involved with spiritualism and religion. He departed completely from secular subjects and began illustrating the life of Christ.
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measurements: Sheet: 54.7 x 72.2 cm (21 9/16 x 28 7/16 in.); Platemark: 41.6 x 56.2 cm (16 3/8 x 22 1/8 in.)
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	description:	wove paper
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	inscription:	printed lower left: J. J. Tissot
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PROVENANCE

	(David Tunick, NY)
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