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The Hammock
James Tissot1880
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This etching depicts Kathleen Newton, a British divorcee who frequently modeled for the French artist James Tissot during the 1870s, while he lived in London. Based on a painting of the previous year, the print shows Newton reclining on a tasseled hammock in the artist’s own garden, engrossed in a novel. Tissot reinterpreted many of his paintings as etchings, inspired by a revived interest in the medium.
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- Title: The Hammock
- Creator: James Tissot (French, 1836-1902)
- Date Created: 1880
- Physical Dimensions: Image: 27.7 x 18.1 cm (10 7/8 x 7 1/8 in.); Sheet: 35 x 20.1 cm (13 3/4 x 7 15/16 in.)
- Provenance: James Tissot (the artist) [1836-1902], James Tissot Studio Sale, Henri M. Petiet [1894-1980], Private Collection, United States, Armstrong Fine Art, Chicago, IL, the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Print
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.301
- Medium: etching and drypoint on antique laid paper
- Inscriptions: In plate at lower left: “J.J. Tissot / 1880”, In graphite at lower center on recto: “Bon a Tirer / J Tissot”, Stamped in red at lower left on recto: “JCC” (not in Lugt), Stamped in black at lower right on verso: “H.M.P.” (L. 5031)
- Fun Fact: The inscription on this print, in Tissot’s handwriting, indicated that work on his printing plate was complete.
- Department: Prints
- Culture: France, 19th century
- Credit Line: Gift of the Print Club of Cleveland in honor of Elizabeth Shearer
- Collection: PR - Etching
- Accession Number: 2018.301
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