Monsieur Aristide Briand, Former Premier of France
1921
Medium
drypoint in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 30 × 25.08 cm (11 13/16 × 9 7/8 in.) sheet: 38.74 × 31.75 cm (15 1/4 × 12 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)
Accession Number
2015.19.1431
Art Historical Context
In the interwar years following World War I, American artist Walter Tittle captured likeness of Aristide Briand France's influential former Premier, in this 1921 dry print titled *Monsieur Aristide Briand, Former Premier of France*.and, a statesman renowned for his diplomatic efforts toward European reconciliation, including the 1925 Locarno Pact (for which he later shared the Nobel Peace Prize embodies the era's hope for stability. Tittle, celebrated for his elegant portraits of world leaders and diplomats, brings a sense of gravitas and introspection to Briand's features, reflecting the poli...
About the Artist
Walter Tittle
Walter Tittle was an American illustrator, portraitist, and printmaker who built a distinguished career in the early decades of the twentieth century, working across the overlapping worlds of magazine illustration, literary portraiture, and fine art printmaking. Born in Springfield, Ohio, he studied at the Art Students League of New York, an institution that provided rigorous training in drawing a...