Desolation of Tamar

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James Jacques Joseph Tissot (French, 1836-1902) and Followers

Desolation of Tamar, c. 1896-1902

Gouache on board
10 13/16 x 7 7/16 in. (27.5 x 18.9 cm)
The Jewish Museum, New York
Gift of the heirs of Jacob Schiff, X1952-328

Not on view

Keywords: figurative , Biblical

Collection Area: Works on Paper

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Provenance: the artist; sold to Jacob Schiff, February 1909; donated to the New York Public Library, March 1909; transferred to TJM, 1952

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Published References: Jewish Museum, New York. J. JAMES TISSOT: BIBLICAL PAINTINGS. Exh. cat. New York: The Jewish Museum, 1982, p. 59.

Jiminez, Jill Berk. PICTURING FRENCH STYLE: THREE HUNDRED YEARS OF ART AND FASHION. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2002, pp. 134-135.

This information may change as the result of ongoing research