Lot 131
James Jacques Joseph Tissot (1836-1902)
Lot 131 Details
James Jacques Joseph Tissot (1836-1902), French
SA PREMIERE CULOTTE, 1880 [WENTWORTH, 51]
Drypoint; signed and dated 1888 in the plate lower left, signed in pencil and stamped with red monogram to margin. Printed in an edition of about 100.
Plate 7" x 3" — 17.8 x 7.5 cm.; 9.7" x 5.3" — 24.6 x 13.5 cm.
Estimate $700-$900
Provenance:
Kar Gallery, Toronto, acquired by the Private Collection, Toronto on November 5, 1968, accompanied by the original receipt
Literature:
The print is listed in Charles Yriarte’s, “J.J. Tissot, Eaux-Fortes, Maniere Noire, Pointes Seches”, Paris, 1886, in two states, Nos. 50 and 51
Note:
This subject seems to relate to a photograph taken by Tissot of his mistress, Kathleen Newton, and her two children. The boy may be Cecil George Newton, born 1876 and may have been Tissot’s child.