Tea

Date: 1872

The painting depicts an elegantly dressed woman sitting at a table in an interior that looks like a café or restaurant. The woman is wearing a period costume with a hat decorated with yellow ribbons and powder white gloves. On the table is a silver tea set, including a teapot and cups. The background is out of focus, but the window blinds and the view of the city scene outside can be seen.

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Tissot painted picture Tea in 1872. Prevailing color of this fine art print is vivid and its shape is portrait. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

French painter and illustrator Jacques Joseph Tissot (1836-1902), later known as James Tissot, was born into a Catholic textile and a hat merchant family. Despite his father’s disapproval, Tissot wanted to become a painter. His mother supported him, however, and so at the age of 20 he went to Paris, where he enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He successfully completed his studies and soon exhibited five paintings of scenes from Goethe Faust. He also exhibited his paintings with a medieval theme, but a turning-point came in 1863. Tissot began capturing portraits of modern life in Paris - Women in Paris - admirers of the circus. His paintings were positively received and immediately his fame equalled that of his peers, including Claude Monet. After fighting in the Franco-Prussian war, he moved his work back to London, where he painted modern and elegantly clad women. After the death of his wife Kathleen Newton, he again moved to Paris, where he lived and worked until his death. He was offered membership to artistic groups of various styles, but he never accepted such offers and was faithful to realism.