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Théodore Chassériau

Portrait of Léopold Burthe, 1846

Description

Maker

Title

Portrait of Léopold Burthe

Year

1846

Medium

Graphite on wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

Dimensions

34.8 x 27.1 cm (13 11/16 x 10 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed and dated, at ll, in graphite: Theodore Chasseriau 1846

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth

Object Number

38.145

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selection V

French Watercolors and Drawings, ca. 1800-1910

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

French Drawings in the Time of Degas

August 19, 2005 - January 22, 2006

Degas became familiar with Chassériau’s work through Gustave Moreau (1826-98), who had been Chassériau’s student. Moreau became a mentor to Degas in 1858 while they were in Italy and introduced him to many artists, both contemporary French and historical figures.

Chassériau had been a pupil of Degas’s idol Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867), but Chassériau’s study with Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863) led to the looser, more expressive style of drawing seen here.

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