Denoisel Reading in the Garden

1882

James Jacques Joseph Tissot

Associated Names
James Jacques Joseph Tissot

Artist, French, 1836 - 1902

The image shows most of a man's body as he reclines on a curved wooden bench. He is positioned in a relaxed manner, leaning back with one arm stretched across the top of the bench and the other arm bent, holding what appears to be a cigarette. He is wearing a suit and tie along with a hat that partially obscures his facial features. His facial expression is not entirely clear due to the angle of his head and the shadow cast by the hat. There is a book resting next to him on the bench. Surrounding him is a lush, leafy environment with thick foliage and trees, creating a shaded area above the bench. In the background, slightly blurred, is a figure of a woman walking, partially visible through the dense greenery. The entire scene is rendered in a monochromatic tone.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10.9 x 14.1 cm (4 5/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 19.5 x 24.5 cm (7 11/16 x 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.23.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wentworth 1978, no. 64, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    _Renée Mauperin_, by Edmond and Jules de Goncourt (plate 3)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Frederick Baker, Chicago); purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1978

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

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: J. Tissot; right center: J. J. Tissot

Watermarks

partial Whatman watermark

Wikidata ID

Q76438887

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