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Edmond de Goncourt,
1882
Félix Bracquemond, French, 1833–1914
x1988-140
Highly celebrated as a printmaker and ceramicist, Bracquemond played a leading role in the etching revival in France in the 1860s by enthusiastically promoting the expressive use of etching as an original art form, distinct from commercial reproductive engraving and lithography. One of the earliest collectors of Japanese prints and decorative arts in France, Bracquemond is said to have found Hokusai’s Manga woodcuts being used as packing material for imported porcelain in 1856. His enthusiasm for Asian art was shared by his close friend, the prominent French novelist and journalist Edmond de Goncourt, depicted by the artist in this portrait as a sophisticated young collector.
Information
Title
Edmond de Goncourt
Dates
1882
Maker
Medium
Etching with mezzotint and stipple
Dimensions
plate: 46.3 x 32.2 cm. (18 1/4 x 12 11/16 in.)
sheet: 55 x 39.6 cm. (21 5/8 x 15 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund
Object Number
x1988-140
Place Made
Europe, France, Paris
Inscription
Dedicatory inscription below image, lower left: a M. Frantz Tourdain / souvenir amical / Edmond de Goncourt
Signed in ink below image, lower right: Bracquemond
Reference Numbers
Beraldi 54
Materials
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