Francis Poictevin
1887
Jacques-Emile Blanche
-- French painter 1861–1942
Tate Gallery, London
Oil on canvas
26.7 x 16.5 cm
Presented by Miss Hilda
Trevelyan 1939 N04995
Jpg:
Tate
Gallery
From: Tate Gallery
display caption August 1993
Poictevin (1854-1904) was a French
writer of the Symbolist period. A lithographic print based on this portrait
was used as a frontispiece of one of his books. Degas owned this painting
for many years; it hung in his bedroom. His friendship with Blanche finished
in 1903 when Blanche allowed the periodical 'The Studio' to reproduce his
portrait of Degas, against Degas' wishes. This portrait was probably returned
to Blanche at this time.
(Tate
Gallery)
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