Portrait of Edmond de Goncourt

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Portrait of Edmond de Goncourt

Artist Félix Bracquemond (French, 1833-1914)

Date1882

Dimensionssheet: 22 3/4 x 15 in. (57.8 x 38.1 cm)

MediumEtching

ClassificationPrints

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1982.89

Not on View

Label TextAs a crucial figure in the revival of etching in France, Félix Bracquemond created virtuosic prints and offered encouragement and technical advice to such artists as Manet, Degas, and Pissarro. This portrait of the novelist and art critic Edmond de Goncourt (1822–1896) was based on a drawing Bracquemond had shown in the 1880 Impressionist exhibition. There it was lavishly praised by the critic Paul Mantz, to whom this impression of the print was dedicated. The Rococo and Japanese objects surrounding Goncourt showcase his passion for collecting and reference the influential essays he had published. The portfolio of etchings in front of him is a memento of his beloved brother and collaborator Jules, who had died in 1873.Published ReferencesBeraldi, Henri, Bracquemand, Vol. III of Les Graveurs du XIC e Siècle, Paris, 1885, no. 54. Getscher, Robert H., Felix Braquemond and the Etching Process, John Carroll University, 1974, pp. 17-20, figs. 9,10; Appendix p. 45.Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, About Face, Sept. 30 - Dec. 31 2005. Toledo Museum of Art, Strong Sensations: Impressionism and Symbolist Works on Paper, 1860-1900, April 23-June 20 2010 (no cat.). Toledo Museum of Art, Whistler: Influences, Friends, and the Not-So-Friendly, Feb. 26 - May 30, 2010 (no cat.).

Toledo Museum of Art, Prints and Authors from the Time of Manet, September 13, 2012-January 13, 2013. Toledo Museum of Art, Looks Good on Paper: Masterworks and Favorites, Oct. 10, 2014-Jan. 11, 2015.