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James Tissot
Victorian life, modern love
By Marshall, Nancy L. & Warner, Malcolm
- ISBN
- 978-0-30008-173-2
- Publisher
- New Haven : American Federation of Arts, Yale University Press, 1999.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 1999
Known for his sumptuous and elegant portrayals of well-turned-out Victorian society, Tissot has not had a scholarly museum exhibition in over 30 years--until now. James Tissot is the catalog accompanying a recent traveling exhibition of this artist's work, curated by Marshall and Warner (of the Yale Center for British Art). Their book portrays Tissot as "the painter of modern life"--in the Baudelairian sense. Although formally conservative in painting technique, they argue, Tissot was one of the best observers of life in the 19th century, focusing on the complex manner...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
