The Newspaper

1883

Not on view

Among the first prints Tissot made after he returned to Paris from London in late 1882, this etching reprises a pastel now in the collection of the Petit Palais, Paris. With the addition of the horse-chestnut leaves to a previously plain background, the print places the sitter more clearly in an outdoor setting. Her consumption of the latest news in addition to her fashionable hat and coat signal her status as an up-to-date woman. The subject of the modern Parisian woman preoccupied Tissot more than ever during this period as he prepared a major series of paintings titled "La Femme à Paris" (Women in Paris) for an exhibition in 1885. He included the pastel on which this print is based in that same exhibition.

Artwork Details

Title: The Newspaper
Artist: James Tissot (French, Nantes 1836–1902 Chenecey-Buillon)
Date: 1883
Medium: Etching and drypoint; published state
Dimensions: Plate: 14 7/8 × 11 9/16 in. (37.8 × 29.4 cm)
Sheet: 21 7/8 × 14 5/16 in. (55.5 × 36.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Object Number: 2019.282.11
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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