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James-Jacques-Joseph Tissot
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description
- James Jacques Joseph Tissot
- Portrait of a Young Woman in a Conservatory
- signed and dated l.r.: J.J. Tissot 1895
- pastel
- 162.5 by 92.5cm., 64 by 36½in.
Literature
Willard E. Misfeldt, The Albums of James Tissot, 1982, illustrated p.112, no.IV-30;
James Tissot 1836-1902, exhibition catalogue for Barbican Art Gallery in London, Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester, Musée du Petit Palais in Paris, 1984-1985, p.93, illustrated p.91 fig.39;
Krystyna Matayjaszkiewicz (Ed.), James Tissot, 1985, p.77, illustrated fig.31 as A Portrait
James Tissot 1836-1902, exhibition catalogue for Barbican Art Gallery in London, Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester, Musée du Petit Palais in Paris, 1984-1985, p.93, illustrated p.91 fig.39;
Krystyna Matayjaszkiewicz (Ed.), James Tissot, 1985, p.77, illustrated fig.31 as A Portrait
Condition
The linen canvas appears sound and has not been lined. There is some slight undulation in the upper left quadrant. There are some faint specks of surface dirt in the red door and also to the lady's in the lower right corner. There are three very minor and isolated incisions to the linen canvas in the lady's dress, only visible on close inspection. Otherwise the work appears to be in good overall condition.
Held in decorative gilt frame and stained white slip and under glass. Please note that the work has not been examined out of its frame.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
In 1882, after eleven successful years painting in London, Tissot returned to paris and chose pastel as his new medium, recognising an opportunity to develop new patronage. Public interest in pastel was revived by a widespread interest in eighteenth century art, and the innovative work of contemporary artists like Edgar Degas and Edouard Manet. Tissot received immediate critical acclaim and popular success with the portraits in pastel which he exhibited at the Palais de'l'industrie in Paris in 1883. Thereafter Tissot executed virtually all of his portraits in this medium. The demands of an unfamiliar medium seem to have spurred his imagination, and these works have a sense of sophisticated chic that had faded in his last English pictures. He became the favoured portraitist of a smart element of society, aristocrats, actresses and cocottes. His portraits are remarkable for the brilliance of their record of Parisian high life.
By 1895, when the present work was executed, Tissot had already completed two journeys to the Middle East and was immersed in his illustrations of the New Testament. Interestingly, the present work demonstrates that Tissot never truly abandoned the subject of fashionably dressed ladies of society. The present picture is almost identical in size and medium and is similar in effect to Tissot's portrait of The Princess de Broglie (Sotheby's New York, 24 November 1989, lot 113).
By 1895, when the present work was executed, Tissot had already completed two journeys to the Middle East and was immersed in his illustrations of the New Testament. Interestingly, the present work demonstrates that Tissot never truly abandoned the subject of fashionably dressed ladies of society. The present picture is almost identical in size and medium and is similar in effect to Tissot's portrait of The Princess de Broglie (Sotheby's New York, 24 November 1989, lot 113).