Last Poppies
1897
Medium
Etching and softground in black on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image, trimmed within platemark: 7.8 × 6.7 cm (3 1/8 × 2 11/16 in.); Sheet, with signature tab: 8.2 × 6.7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 11/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
211051
About the Artist
Theodore Roussel · 1847–1926
Theodore Casimir Roussel was born on 23 March 1847 in Lorient, Brittany, France, into a naval family. After serving in the Franco-Prussian War, he began painting in 1872 as an entirely self-taught artist, initially rendering scenes of daily life in the meticulous style of the Old Masters. In 1878, he settled permanently in London, where he immersed himself in the vibrant British art scene. There, ...