James Tissot Paintings

Jacques Joseph Tissot, Anglicized as James Tissot, was a French painter and illustrator. He was a successful painter of Paris society before moving to London in 1871. He became famous as a genre painter of fashionably dressed women shown in various scenes of everyday life.
Born: October 15, 1836, Nantes, France
Died: August 8, 1902, Chenecey-Buillon, France
On view: The Jewish Museum, National Gallery of Art, MORE
Periods: Realism, Symbolism, Impressionism, Modern art, Romanticism
Parents: Marcel Théodore Tissot, Marie Durand