Art Appreciation
Jacques Joseph Tissot, aka James Tissot, was a successful French painter and illustrator, best recognized as a genre pinter of fashionably dressed women and biblical events.
Born on October 15, 1836 in Nantes, France, Tissot was influenced by his merchant father, designer mother, and his hometown.
He traveled to Paris to pursue an education in art, enrolling at Ecole des Beaux-Arts to study under Hippolyte Flandrin and Louis Lamothe. He became acquainted with other artists such as James McNeill Whistler, Edgar Degas, and Edouard Manet.
In 1859, Tissot exhibited in the Paris Salon, where he showed five paintings of scenes from the Middle Ages, many depicting scenes from the tragic play Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
After Paris Salon, his work was exhibited at the London gallery of Ernest Gambart, an art publisher and dealer that dominated the London art world.
Tissot moved to London, after serving during the War of 1870. His popularity quickly developed as he became known for painting elegantly dressed women in fashion. His paintings were sought after by wealthy British industrialists.
Later in life, he began making paintings depicting Biblical events. And while many French artists were moving towards Impressionism, he moved towards realism in watercolors.
Sources: Wikipedia, Williamweston.co.uk
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