James Tissot
This book explores James Tissot's multifaceted career and provides a fresh perspective on the 19th-century French painter.James Tissot is best known for his paintings of fashionable women and society…
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This book explores James Tissot's multifaceted career and provides a fresh perspective on the 19th-century French painter.James Tissot is best known for his paintings of fashionable women and society life in the late 19th century. Born in Nantes, France, he trained at the cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he befriended James McNeill Whistler and Edgar Degas. Tissot's career defies categorization and he never formally belonged to the Impressionist circle despite an invitation from Degas. An astute businessman, Tissot garnered commercial and critical success on both sides of the English Channel while defying traditional conventions. He received recognition at the time from patrons and peers, and even his society portraits reveal a rich and complex commentary on Victorian and fin-de-si cle culture. This lavishly illustrated book, featuring paintings, enamels, and works on
James Tissot