![]() In 1865 he went for treatment to Montpellier where he stayed with Bruyas, but his recovery was short-lived after his return to Paris. Tassaert became an alcoholic and his health and eyesight deteriorated greatly. ![]() Although there were some collectors of his art, such as Alfred Bruyas and Alexandre Dumas fils, the artist sold all his remaining work to the dealer Père Martin in 1863 and ceased painting. Although his submission to the 1855 World Exhibition was well received by the critics, Tassaert became more and more withdrawn from the art world that he despised, and he no longer exhibited after the Salon of 1857. While addressing social injustice, Tassaert attempted to strike the emotional chord of the viewer. Tassaert's historical, religious, allegorical, and especially genre scenes of an often melodramatic character earned him such titles as "the poor man's Prud'hon," or "the attic Correggio."1 Although his works did not always meet with critical approval, during the 1850s he achieved some popular success with paintings depicting the lives of the poor: unhappy families, dying mothers, sick or abandoned children, and the like. His first success came when the duc d'Orléans purchased his canvas The Death of Correggio (Salon 1834, Hermitage, St. In the late 1820s and early 1830s, the artist painted history paintings and a few portraits, but in order to make ends meet, he worked for various publishers as an engraver and lithographer. Yet, to his great disappointment Tassaert never succeeded in winning the Prix de Rome, nor the Legion of Honor later in his career. In 1816 Octave apprenticed with the engraver Alexis-François Girard (1787-1870), then studied at the École des Beaux-Arts from 1817 through 1825, under Guillaume Guillon-Lethière (1760-1832). 1855), who were both printmakers and print dealers. 1835), and then by his older brother, Paul (d. Revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at Name: Tassaert, Octaveīiography: Born into a family of Flemish origin that had already included several generations of artists, (Nicolas-François) Octave Tassaert was first taught by his father, Jean-Joseph-François Tassaert (1765-ca. Visit for more information on the collection, click on the link below the Your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minuteĭetails of the images. Monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from Gain access to this incredible resource through either a Textiles, decorative art, books and manuscripts. Watercolors, sculptures, costumes, jewelry, furniture, prints, photographs, Types of works include paintings, drawings,.Range from contemporary art, to ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian works. Preview the AMICA Library Public Collection in Luna EVERY image has full curatorial text and can be studied in depth by zooming into the smallest details from within the Image Workspace. Offers subscriptions to this collection, the finest art image database available on the internet. This image is one of over 108,000 from the AMICA Library (formerly The Art Museum Image Consortium Library- The AMICO Library), a growing online collection of high-quality, digital art images from over 20 museums around the world.
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