Caricature of a Man
<p>Better known as one of France’s pioneering 19th-century photographers, Carjat also worked as a caricaturist, producing lithographs of famous Parisian actors for theater journals. These portraits chargés (literally “loaded portraits”) may refer to Joseph Méry, a French journalist, poet, and playwright, and his brother Louis, also a writer. They join a renowned collection of caricatures by Claude Monet in the Art Institute.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1848
- Medium
- Charcoal, heightened with white chalk, on pieced tan wove paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
- Dimensions
- Primary support: 48.4 × 32.1 cm (19 1/16 × 12 11/16 in.); Secondary support: 55.9 × 34.3 cm (22 1/16 × 13 9/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Étienne Carjat
Artist
Printmaking
Étienne Carjat was a French photographer and caricaturist active in the mid-nineteenth century. He is best known for his portrait photography, which captured prominent literary and artistic figures of the Second Empire and Third Republic periods. His work combined technical precision with an acute sensitivity to character, establishing him as one of the most sought-after portraitists of his era. Carjat also contributed significantly to illustrated journalism and caricature, bridging the worlds of fine art photography and popular print media.
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- Étienne Carjat
- Year
- 1848
- Medium
- Charcoal, heightened with white chalk, on pieced tan wove paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
- Dimensions
- Primary support: 48.4 × 32.1 cm (19 1/16 × 12 11/16 in.); Secondary support: 55.9 × 34.3 cm (22 1/16 × 13 9/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1848-126588
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified