Portrait of Edmond de Goncourt
Medium
Etching, drypoint; first state of eight
Dimensions
Sheet: 21 1/2 × 14 1/8 in. (54.6 × 35.8 cm) Plate: 20 1/16 × 13 5/16 in. (50.9 × 33.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Jacob H. Schiff Bequest, 1922
Accession Number
22.63.39
Tags
Art Historical Context
Félix Bracquemond's *Portrait of Edmond de Goncourt* (1881) captures the renowned French writer and art collector in a moment of quiet intensity, pipe in hand, exemplifying the intimate portraiture of late 19th-century France. Bracquemond, a master etcher and key figure in the Etching Revival, was influenced by Japanese prints and collaborated closely with Impressionists like Degas and Whistler. Edmond de Goncourt, co-author of the famous *Journal* with his brother Jules and a passionate advocate for Japanese art, sits as both muse and friend, highlighting the interconnected worlds of literatu...
About the Artist
Félix Bracquemond|Edmond de Goncourt · 1833–1914
French, Paris 1833–1914 Sèvres