Portrait of Basil Gotto (Black and White Version)

Theodore RousselWW-1901-093226

1901·Drypoint in black, with selective wiping of plate tone, on ivory Japanese paper·Image: 8.1 × 7.5 cm (3 1/4 × 3 in.); Plate: 25.1 × 18.9 cm (9 15/16 × 7 1/2 in.); Sheet, with signature tab: 25.9 × 18.9 cm (10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in.)

<p>Roussel was among the founding members of the Chelsea Arts Club in 1891, along with other artists such as James McNeill Whistler, Paul Maitland, Phil May, and Walter Sickert. Sculptor Basil Gotto was soon accepted into membership and later served as chairman from 1913 to 1915. A friend and admirer of Roussel, he was also a collector of his prints and paintings, and around 1902 even helped print some impressions of Roussel’s color etchings. This drypoint image of Gotto— shown in an early state—was made around the same time as Roussel’s dramatic self-portrait. He began a second portrait of Gotto, intended as a color print, but did not complete the project.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1901
Medium: Drypoint in black, with selective wiping of plate tone, on ivory Japanese paper
Dimensions: Image: 8.1 × 7.5 cm (3 1/4 × 3 in.); Plate: 25.1 × 18.9 cm (9 15/16 × 7 1/2 in.); Sheet, with signature tab: 25.9 × 18.9 cm (10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Theodore Roussel

Artist

Theodore Roussel

Painting

Theodore Casimir Roussel (1847–1926) was a French-born English painter and graphic artist, best known for his landscapes and genre scenes.

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