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At the sale of his work in 1864, 9140 works were attributed to Delacroix, including 853 paintings, 1525 pastels and water colours, 6629 drawings, 109 lithographs, and over 60 sketch books. [40] The number and quality of the drawings, whether done for constructive purposes or to capture a spontaneous movement, underscored his explanation ...
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The museum is located in painter Eugène Delacroix's last apartment; he moved to this location on December 28, 1857, and remained until his death on August 13, 1863. In 1929, the Société des Amis d'Eugène Delacroix was formed to prevent the building's destruction; in 1952, the Société acquired the apartment, studio, and garden, and in 1954 donated the property to the French government.
While Delacroix was widely noted for his figure-centric romanticist paintings, he produced a number of expressive landscape works during his later years. [1] Among these works is Sunset, done by Delacroix circa 1850. The drawing depicts a sunset partially blocked by two cloud formations, one directly above the Earth and a second, thicker band ...
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Author: National Gallery of Art: Image title: Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798 - 1863 ), Charioteers, , pen and purple-black ink on wove paper, Joseph F. McCrindle Collection 2009.70.104.b
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