The Departure

1882

James Jacques Joseph Tissot

Associated Names
James Jacques Joseph Tissot

Artist, French, 1836 - 1902

The image displays four figures in an interior setting centered around a wooden table. On the left, a woman is sitting next to the table. Next to her, a man is seated, looking out of the window. In the middle, a young man stands facing an elderly man sitting across the table. On the right, an older man is seated, leaning forward with hands clasped on the table. On the table, there's a tray with a teapot, cups, and flowers. Through the window, there's a partial view of a ship's rigging. Along the wall, shelves with model ships and other maritime artifacts are visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Benedict

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31.2 x 37.4 cm (12 5/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 47 x 58.5 cm (18 1/2 x 23 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.45.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wentworth 1978, no. 58, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    The Prodigal Son

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1994

  • A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994, no. 65, as The Prodigal Son: The Departure.

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi 49.

1886

  • Tissot 1886, 63.

1968

  • Tissot: A Retrospective Exhibition, Providence-Toronto, 1968, 75.

1978

  • Wentworth, Michael Justin. James Tissot: Catalogue Raisonne of His Prints. Minneapolis: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1978.

1994

  • A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: no. 65.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: No. I / THE DEPARTURE; lower right in plate: J.J. Tissot / 1881 (corresponds to execution date of painting)

Watermarks

Van Gelder (partial) (refutes Wentworth p. 20)

Wikidata ID

Q74067488

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