Author: CHASSÉRIEAU, THÉODORE. Bénédite, Léonce.
Title: Théodore Chassériau. Sa vie et son oeuvre. Manuscrit inédit publié par André Dezarrois. [Complete set].
Description: Paris, Les éditions Braun, [1931]. 2 vols. [6],522,[4] pp. [60] col. / monochrome plts & num. monochrome text-ills. Orig. uniform softcovers (printed tan wrappers). 4to. - Very good set, only some very light shelfwear.Complete set of the first edition in two volumes. Published in a limited edition of 1000 numbered copies. This is one of 900 numbered copies on Velin d'Arches. Nominative copy (nr. 154) printed for Mr. and Mrs. d 'Estienne. - Oeuvre catalogue describing the life and work of Théodore Chassériau (September 20, 1819 - October 8, 1856). He was a Dominican-born French Romantic painter noted for his portraits, historical and religious paintings, allegorical murals, and Orientalist images inspired by his travels to Algeria. Early in his career he painted in a Neoclassical style close to that of his teacher Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, but in his later works he was strongly influenced by the Romantic style of Eugène Delacroix. He was a prolific draftsman, and made a suite of prints to illustrate Shakespeare's Othello.

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