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Collection Online as of April 26, 2024

The Hammock

The Hammock

1880
(French, 1836–1902)
France, 19th century
etching and drypoint on antique laid paper
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.)
Gift of the Print Club of Cleveland in honor of Elizabeth Shearer 2018.301
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The inscription on this print, in Tissot’s handwriting, indicated that work on his printing plate was complete.

Description

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.
  • James Tissot (the artist) [1836-1902]
    July 9-10, 1903
    James Tissot Studio Sale
    Henri M. Petiet [1894-1980]
    Private Collection, United States
    Armstrong Fine Art, Chicago, IL
    December 3, 2018
    the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Wentworth, Michael, and James Tissot. James Tissot: Catalogue Raisonné of His Prints. 1978. ill. no. 46
  • {{cite web|title=The Hammock|url=false|author=James Tissot|year=1880|access-date=26 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.301