Les Adieux

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

James Tissot was from Nantes, where his parents were in the textile business. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, and was a pupil of Lamothe and Ingres. His early work is often set in the Middle Ages but by c.1865 he was painting modern life. He was in the National Guard during the Siege of Paris and was probably involved in the Commune in 1871, the year he moved to London. He made drawings for Thomas Gibson Bowles, owner of ‘Vanity Fair’ and, in the late 1870s, had exhibitions throughout the UK. After his mistress’s death in 1882 he returned to France and experienced a religious conversion, which led him to paint biblical scenes and visit the Middle East. He is primarily remembered for depictions of Parisian and London society.

Places

Subjects

genre, ivy, leaf, tree, horse, man, woman, 19th century costume, dress, bonnet, glove, scissors, railing, brick wall, steps

Materials & Techniques

engraving

Artist

James Joseph Jacques Tissot (1836 - 1902)
Joel Ballin (1822 - 1885)

Title

Les Adieux

Date

published 30 May 1873

Medium

Engraving

Acquisition

Purchased from Christopher Wood Gallery, December 1981

Provenance

Collection of ‘R. Self’; from whom purchased by Christopher Wood Gallery, London, on 11 February 1980; from whom purchased by the Government Picture Collection in December 1981

GAC number

16006