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With his Society connections, #JamesTissot discreetly executed about forty portraits of aristocratic French women and other beautiful, wealthy women in sumptuous Belle Époque settings from the mid-1880s to the early 1890s, most often using pastels. 8/8
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Hoping this is acquired for a private collection!
JACQUES-JOSEPH TISSOT | Room Overlooking the Harbour
oil on panel
25 by 33 cm, 10 by 13 in.
Estimate: 400,000 - 600,000 GBP
Sotheby's Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art
11 July 2019
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Charles Haas (1833-1902), depicted on the far right in #JamesTissot's "The Circle of the Rue Royale" (1868), inspired the character of Charles Swann in Marcel Proust’s seven-volume novel, "In Search of Lost Time (1913–1927)."
Belle Époque Portraits in Pastel by James Tissot
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Portrait of Clotilde Briatte, Comtesse Pillet-Will (c. 1883 – 1885), by James Tissot. Pastel on linen. Private collection.
Eos (1895), by Evelyn De Morgan. Beautifully painted details include the drapery, feet and pearl trim. @ColumbiaMuseum
#BertheMorisot’s innovative compositions and compelling, rapid brushstrokes indicate her confidence in her artistry - at a time when few women aspired to be professional painters. She had the advantage of a supportive husband and a well-staffed household.
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