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Félix Bracquemond

Portrait of Edmond de Goncourt

Maker

Félix Bracquemond (French, 1833-1914)

Title

Portrait of Edmond de Goncourt

Year

1881-1882

Medium

  • Etching on beige-colored,
  • smooth,
  • moderately thick paper,
  • most likely a type of Japanese vellum

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Etching on beige-colored,
  • smooth,
  • moderately thick paper,
  • most likely a type of Japanese vellum

Materials

etching

Supports

  • Medium weight cream Oriental wove paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 51.1 x 34 cm (20 1/8 x 13 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed and inscribed, in ink, at LR below image: "à mon ami Jules Robert / Bracquemond."

Identification

State

viii/ix

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Murray S. Danforth, Jr.

Object Number

50.318

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Altered States
Etching in Late 19th-Century Paris
Jun 30, 2017 – Dec 03, 2017

Label copy

This portrait shows one of the most famous collectors of contemporary prints in his private study. Goncourt and his brother Jules authored a multi-volume journal detailing their daily lives and friendships with artists. He built his collection through direct connections, seeking out works by living artists at a time when most others bought historical prints. His etchings-which he once described as “the happiness of my life”-were housed in portfolios like the one on the stand at lower right, allowing Goncourt to flip through them at his leisure.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Félix Bracquemond (French, 1833-1914)
Portrait of Edmond de Goncourt, 1881-1882
Etching on beige-colored, smooth, moderately thick paper, most likely a type of Japanese vellum
Image/plate: 51.1 x 34 cm (20 1/8 x 13 3/8 inches)
Gift of Murray S. Danforth, Jr. 50.318

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