
The Artist
Achille Devéria · n.d.
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"The Artist" is a lithograph by Achille Devéria, created using crayon and tusche on ivory wove paper. The image measures 21.3 × 16.8 cm, with the full sheet measuring 24.2 × 19.5 cm. This work is classified as a lithograph within the Prints and Drawings department and is part of the French cultural heritage.
The date of creation for "The Artist" is not documented in the provided catalogue data. There is no listed provenance, exhibition history, or literature for this specific piece. The work was acquired by the Art Institute of Chicago through the Bequest of Janis H. Palmer.
Achille Devéria was a French painter (1800–1857). The Art Institute of Chicago holds several other works by Devéria, including multiple portraits such as "Portrait of Franz Liszt" (1832), "Self-Portrait" (c. 1835), and "Madame Pauline Garcia-Viardot" (1840). The collection also includes works from his "Faust" series from 1828.
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