Portrait of the Artist's Mother
<p>This remarkable study of dignified old age is a poignant, rare portrait of Jean-Baptiste Greuze’s mother, Claudine, made when she was approximately 75 years old. Recently discovered, it documents a tender reunion of mother and son. Greuze visited his family in Tournus in 1755 on his way to Italy with Abbot Gougenot. A related drawing in a private Parisian collection has been identified as <em>Madame Greuze Embracing Her Son after 20 Years Absence</em>; the date of that work suggests that the present sheet was also made in 1775.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1775
- Dimensions
- 37.7 × 29.3 cm (14 7/8 × 11 9/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Jean Baptiste Greuze
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- Jean Baptiste Greuze
- Year
- 1775
- Dimensions
- 37.7 × 29.3 cm (14 7/8 × 11 9/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1775-129365
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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