James Jacques Joseph TissotFrankreich, 1836–1902Holyday
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About the painting
Holyday, later also known as The Picnic, is an oil painting by French painter James Tissot (1836–1902), painted in 1876. The composition is set in the artist’s garden in the wealthy north London suburb of St John’s Wood. Tissot moved to England in the year 1871, when he was thirty five and settled there. Before moving to London, Tissot was a successful painter of Paris society.
The painting shows a group of elegantly dressed men and women during a picnic at the pond in the painter's garden. The painting is characterized by the attention to detail and vivid colours. Holyday is held in London's Tate Gallery.
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- NG4413
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- Wikidata · abgerufen vor 6 Tagen
- Bild: National Gallery — James Tissot · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Derweil im Leben von James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Das ganze Leben1871–1882 · Wirkungsort
London
1874
Declines the first Impressionist exhibition
In 1874 Degas asked Tissot to join the first exhibition of the artists who became known as the Impressionists. Tissot declined but remained a close acquaintance of the group.
c. 1874
In Venice with Manet
Around 1874 Tissot travelled to Venice with Édouard Manet, and Berthe Morisot visited him in London. He regularly saw Whistler, who influenced his Thames scenes and introduced him to Japanese art: Japanese objects and costumes became a regular presence in Tissot's pictures.
1875 or 1876
Meets Kathleen Newton
In 1875 or 1876 Tissot met Kathleen Newton, an Irish divorcee who became his companion and the sitter for dozens of his paintings and studies. Their relationship quickly became intimate.
1876 · Wirkungsort
Ramsgate
1877
Kathleen moves in with Tissot
In 1877 Kathleen Newton moved into Tissot's house. His Catholic faith did not recognise her divorce, but they lived openly as husband and wife (the servants called her “Madame Tissot”), and Tissot later called these years the happiest of his life: he could be a family man, and her children often visited.
