Monsieur Rene Viviani, Former Premier of France
1921
Medium
drypoint in black
Dimensions
plate: 30.48 × 25.4 cm (12 × 10 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Walter Tittle
Accession Number
1975.10.27
Art Historical Context
In the National Gallery of Art's collection, Walter Tittle's *Monsieur Rene Viviani, Former Premier France* (1921) captures a pivotal figure from early 20th-century European politics. René Viviani, who served as France's Prime Minister from 4 to 1915 during the tumultuous onset of World War I, rendered with striking intimacy in this drypoint print. Tittle, an American artist for his elegant portraits of statesmen and celebrities, produced this work just after the war, reflecting a moment of reflection on leadership amid global recovery. The medium—drypoint in black on a modest plate of 30.48 ...
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...