Le joueur d'orgue (The Organ Grinder)

1878

James Jacques Joseph Tissot

Associated Names
James Jacques Joseph Tissot

Artist, French, 1836 - 1902

This is a drawing of a figure holding a barrel organ in front of an architectural building with columns. The drawing depicts a street scene with a prominent architectural building in the background, characterized by its large columns. In the foreground, a figure is seen with a barrel organ slung over their shoulder. There are barren trees and shrubs adding texture and depth to the environment. The linework in the drawing is fine and detailed. The overall tone of the drawing is monochromatic, using varying shades of brown and sepia.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.9 x 16.5 cm (10 3/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 37 x 28.1 cm (14 9/16 x 11 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.116.140

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wentworth 1978, no. 38, State iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner, Bryn Mawr, PA ; gift to NGA, 1991.

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 plate: JJ. Tissot / 1878; by later hands, lower center in graphite: Le Jouer d'orgue B. 30; lower left in graphite: W38; upper right in graphite: B.30

Watermarks

Van Gelder (partial)

Wikidata ID

Q74892495

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