Berthe. by James J. J. Tissot, 1836-1902

James J. J. Tissot, 1836-1902
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Berthe.

Original etching and drypoint in black ink. 1883. Signed in pencil. Signed with the artist's red monogram stamp. Signed and dated in the plate. From the only edition of c.100 - 150 impressions. Printed at the studio of Delātre, Paris 1883.
Ref: Wentworth - Tissot Prints no 74. Tissot's catalogue 74.

Superb tonal impression with delicate hand-wiping. On pale cream laid hollande paper. Excellent condition. Sheet: 17 x 13 1/4ins. Plate: 14 x 11ins (355x280mm).

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After his return to Paris Tissot was very successful in re-establishing his reputation as one of the most admired and fashionable portrait artists of the period. Many of these portraits were in pastel, as well as in oil, but this study of Berthe (who had modelled for the composition 'Le Dimanche Matin - see no 13) is the only one which he translated in to the medium of etching. It is in the marvellous textural richness of the surfaces and the translation of light that it is so successful.

This etching appears to have been pulled in a somewhat smaller edition than others of the Paris period, perhaps because it needed particularly careful and sensitive inking to bring out the surface qualities in the rendering of, for example, the silk and the hat. This is an especially fine impression with delicate hand-wiping of the ink tones and a sparkle of light.