James Tissot (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783791359199)

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 paper, explores Tissot's life and career from his early period in Nantes to his later years when he made hundreds of spiritual and religious works. The volume also includes essays that introduce new scholarship to redefine Tissot's placement within the narratives of the 19th-century canon.

Published with Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Author: Melissa E. Buron
ISBN-10: 3791359193
ISBN-13: 9783791359199
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Language: English
Published: 10/08/2019
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 5.38lbs
Size: 12.20h x 9.80w x 1.50d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/01/2020 pg. 88