ARTIST JAMES TISSOT (JAMES TISSOT)
CLASSICAL REALISM
the Greater part of his life and work of French painter James Tissot (James Tissot) dedicated beautiful women, creating a series of works called "La Femme a Paris". But few know that the main Muse of the artist was his beloved Kathleen Newton,, which, suffering from tuberculosis, committed suicide at the age of 28-ми years.
Jacques Joseph Tissot (James Tissot) was born in 1836 in the port city of Nantes, France. After graduating from the School of fine arts, he left his native country, going to London, where continues to develop his favorite theme – scenes from the life of society and fashionably dressed women. It was in England, he was recognized as a consummate master of the public life of the Victorian era. As he wrote in the Newspapers of those times "...есть a certain irony in the fact that unmatched in elegance, bling, luster and detail among English artists is considered француз..." And yet, despite the unflattering opinion from critics, who saw in his work the scenes of vulgar luxury, Tissot continued to write, gaining more and more popularity.
Many critics believe that the paintings of Tissot have some similarities with the works of the Impressionists, who expertly conveyed the lightness and airiness environment, and the nature of the compositions. However, the elegant paintings of James is much more reminiscent of the illustrations of the secular fashion magazines. In his work you can easily study the clothes and hairstyles of the time, so carefully spelled out the smallest details of dresses and numerous accessories.
And, it would seem that everything is going well, but in 1882 his world is collapsing. Dying from tuberculosis, his life companion, lover and Muse, Kathleen Newton, commits suicide. Crushed, shaken, lost, he was running between his Catholic upbringing and turning to occult practices in an attempt to regain his beloved woman, at least during spiritualist sessions. But no matter how he tried to find salvation, nothing could ease the pain.
having Lost interest in life, he turns to faith, now for the second time. And that"s his appeal becomes for him not just" опиумом", reduces pain and ease suffering, but of light and hope. In the end, all his subsequent work, Tissot is dedicated to Creator thinking in order to create a series of works related to the texts of Scripture. In order to implement his plan, he went to Palestine, where he lives and works for a long time. Almost all the paintings dedicated to biblical themes, write them in the Holy land. He did not depict Europeans dressed in" театральные" vintage outfits and showed real people of the desert...
Source: http://www.kulturologia.EN/blogs/270917/36082/
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