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The Raising of the Cross (L'élévation de la Croix)

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2020-03-16

New on the blog: “Berthe,” “Sunday Morning,” and “The Newspaper.”

Three 1883 pastels featuring chic, modern Frenchwomen in charming and memorable compositions, seemingly spontaneous, that reproduced as prints.

https://t.co/7i36kvV6AV

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2020-03-13

Room Overlooking the Harbour, 1878

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2020-01-21

From the archive: Tissot’s Romances

James Tissot, a handsome and successful man described by one biographer as a “skirt chaser,” remained single all his life; his attempts to marry were foiled.

https://t.co/WO7ojEii3j

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2019-12-03

From the archive: Friendship, love & quarrels: Tissot and his friends Degas, Manet & Morisot, 1869

wrote to her sister, Edma, “I feel a great weight on my stomach and am forever disgusted with painters and with friendship.”

https://t.co/cYX6KRj7xP

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2019-11-10

From the archive: Others in Tissot’s circle: Morisot, Courbet, Alma-Tadema, Whistler & Millais in 1868

As star rose, what paintings were his friends exhibiting, and who was the most discouraged?

https://t.co/rTeqdmlITf

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2019-11-07

From the archive: Tissot and Manet attempt to help their friend Degas, 1868

provides a detailed critique of work-in-progress, while urges Degas to explore the London market with him.

https://t.co/PDW37g8dsB

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2019-11-06

From the archives – Paris c. 1865: The Giddy Life of Second Empire France

While the Emperor carried on affairs with women including Valentine Haussmann, the daughter of the man renovating Paris, who was the power behind the throne?

https://t.co/X7DicIYq5Q

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2019-10-26

From the archive: James Tissot’s Fashion Plates (1864-1878): A Guest Post for by Lucy Paquette, October 10, 2016

https://t.co/jbWgZt4r3R

It was a joy to contribute to Mimi’s blog then – and now her romances are best-sellers!

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2019-10-17