James Tissot. L'ambigu moderne. Archéologie généralité March 1960

March 1960

en passant par Tristes Campagnes et La fin du Paysage

The rediscovered genius of the Ancients was hailed

but also by the main representatives of the North American school of the 1920s and 1930s

among the great figures of modern cinema

James Tissot. L'ambigu moderne. Archéologie généralité March 1960James Tissot (1836 1902) was a virtuoso painter whose elegance quickly spread beyond the borders of France. Born in Nantes and a companion of the ImpressionistsDegas, Manet, and Whistler were among his friendsTissot trained at the Beaux Arts in Paris before moving to England, his chosen home from the 1870s. It was in London that his talents as a society portraitist flourished, encouraged by the Royal Academy. His dandyism naturally responded to the