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James Tissot

Croquet, ca. 1878

Description

Maker

Title

Croquet

Year

ca. 1878

Medium

Watercolor and opaque watercolor over touches of graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

61 x 35.7 cm (24 x 14 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed, LL:J. J. Tissot

Type

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

61.077

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

French Drawings in the Time of Degas

August 19, 2005 - January 22, 2006

Tissot and Degas became acquainted in the early 1860s and maintained a close friendship for about fifteen years. These well-educated gentlemen also shared a passion for Japanese prints (they were among the earliest collectors in France) and the depiction of modern life. The large areas of relatively flat color against which the figures are silhouetted placed is a device Tissot likely borrowed from Japanese prints. (See the related exhibition on the 6th floor, Japonisme: Japanese Prints and Their Influence in 19th-Century France.)

Japonisme

November 4, 1994 - January 22, 1995

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