October 1877, by James Tissot (1836 - 1902), Oil on canvas

            Mrs. Newton was twenty-two years old, the mother
of two illegitimate children when James Tissot met her;
she was also a beautiful divorcee. Theirs would have been a perfect happiness had tuberculosis not claimed the life of the painter's graceful and notorious muse, leaving him inconsolable. One of the largest works by this artist, October exemplifies the social behavior and fleeting fashion of its time. Elegantly corseted,
Mrs. Newton turns towards the viewer, a touch flirtatiously, showing a well-turned ankle in the rustle of lace petticoats, her boot treading a carpet of autumn leaves. Dressed in black in this season of decline, she shines with the glow of her last fire. Signs of Japonisme here are the verticality inspired by
kakemono scrolls and the tumultuous background of chestnut trees, through whose leaves and branches can just be made out a small group of deer.
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
   

Taken on: October 6, 2023

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