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Eugene Delacroix
French Romantic Painter, 1798-1863
For 40 years Eugene Delacroix was one of the most prominent and controversial painters in France. Although the intense emotional expressiveness of his work placed the artist squarely in the midst of the general romantic outpouring of European art, he always remained an individual phenomenon and did not create a school. As a personality and as a painter, he was admired by the impressionists, postimpressionists, and symbolists who came after him.
Born on April 28, 1798, at Charenton-Saint-Maurice, the son of an important public official, Delacroix grew up in comfortable upper-middle-class circumstances in spite of the troubled times. He received a good classical education at the Lycee Imperial. He entered the studio of Pierre Narcisse Guerin in 1815, where he met Theodore Gericaul
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Painting ID:: 62512
Two Women at the Well
268 x 189 mm Mus?e du Louvre, Paris This watercolour was made during a journey to Marocco and Algiers in 1832. Author: DELACROIX, Eug?ne Title: Two Women at the Well Form: graphics , 1801-1850 , French , other
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Painting ID:: 62514
Moroccan Women
1832 Watercolour Mus?e Cond? Chantilly The number of major paintings that derive from Delacroix's Moroccan notes and sketchbooks is clear proof of the impact of the experience. They include the Jewish Wedding in Morocco, The Fanatics of Tangier and The Sultan of Morocco and his Entourage. In the composition of these works, Delacroix scrupulously observed the notes and sketches that he had made in situ. Thus the decor of the Jewish Wedding in Morocco exactly matches that recorded in a watercolour in the notebook, while his notes give an exact description of the painting that was to come. Author: DELACROIX, Eug?ne Title: Moroccan Women Form: graphics , 1801-1850 , French , study
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Painting ID:: 62516
Bouquet of Flowers
1849-50 Watercolour, gouache and pastel on paper, 650 x 654 mm Mus?e du Louvre, Paris Delacroix painted flower paintings and landscapes in his later years. The symbolic import typical of Delacroix's subjects seems here to be lacking. They might be described as an early case of 'art for art's sake'. Delacroix took time off from his exhausting monumental labours to paint the flowers in the garden of his friend George Sand. Author: DELACROIX, Eug?ne Title: Bouquet of Flowers Form: graphics , 1801-1850 , French , still-life
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Painting ID:: 62521
Illustration for Goethe's Faust
1825-27 Pencil on beige paper, 225 x 295 mm Mus?e du Louvre, Paris The scene of Faust and Mephisto Gallop through the Night of the Witches' Sabbath is an illustration for Goethe's Faust, Verse 4399-4404. In this work everything is movement and expression. Author: DELACROIX, Eug?ne Title: Illustration for Goethe's Faust Form: graphics , 1801-1850 , French , other
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Painting ID:: 62527
The Death of Ophelia
181 x 255 mm Mus?e Eug?ne Delacroix, Paris Touched by the story of Ophelia's madness and death, Delacroix contrived to express in her death-scene a Shakespearean tribute to the suffering of humanity. Author: DELACROIX, Eug?ne Title: The Death of Ophelia Form: graphics , 1801-1850 , French , other
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Eugene Delacroix
French Romantic Painter, 1798-1863
For 40 years Eugene Delacroix was one of the most prominent and controversial painters in France. Although the intense emotional expressiveness of his work placed the artist squarely in the midst of the general romantic outpouring of European art, he always remained an individual phenomenon and did not create a school. As a personality and as a painter, he was admired by the impressionists, postimpressionists, and symbolists who came after him.
Born on April 28, 1798, at Charenton-Saint-Maurice, the son of an important public official, Delacroix grew up in comfortable upper-middle-class circumstances in spite of the troubled times. He received a good classical education at the Lycee Imperial. He entered the studio of Pierre Narcisse Guerin in 1815, where he met Theodore Gericaul
. Related Artists to Eugene Delacroix: | Henri Serrur | Pierre-Jacques Volaire | William Frederick Wells | Osbert, Alphonse | Karl Hagemeister |
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