Art Critic Collection

Gottfried Semper
3585755 Gottfried Semper; (add.info.: Portrait of Gottfried Semper (1803-1879) a German architect, art critic, and professor of architecture. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Theophile Gautier
3118493 Theophile Gautier; (add.info.: Portrait of Theophile Gautier (1811-1872) a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic

The Roman Emperor Probus planting the grape vine in France
5311914 The Roman Emperor Probus planting the grape vine in France; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Roman Emperor Probus (232-282 AD) planting the grape vine in France

Portrait of Edmond de Goncourt
673245 Portrait of Edmond de Goncourt; (add.info.: Edmond de Goncourt (26 May 1822 - 16 July 1896), born Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt, was a French writer, literary critic, art critic

The stranger, 1883 by Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoi (1837 - 1887) Russian painter and art critic
5305394 The stranger, 1883 by Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoi (1837 - 1887) Russian painter and art critic. He was an intellectual leader of the Russian democratic art movement in 1860-1880.; (add.info)

Charles Baudelaire
3078359 Charles Baudelaire; (add.info.: Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) a French poet, essayist, art critic and translator. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

William Hazlitt, 1804
1577087 William Hazlitt, 1804; (add.info.: Portrait of William Hazlitt (1778-1830) English writer, remembered for his humanistic essays and literary criticism, as the greatest art critic of his age

Portrait of the Art Critic Durand-Gréville, c1900s. Creator: Edgar Degas
Portrait of the Art Critic Durand-Greville, c1900s

The late Mr. G. W. Thornbury, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. G. W. Thornbury, 1876. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Charles Watkins of Parliament-street. George Walter Thornbury, a well-known and popular author

Emile Verhaeren; la mort du Grand Poete de la Belgique, 1916. Creator: Dornac
Emile Verhaeren; la mort du Grand Poete de la Belgique, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Dr. Christian Brinton, portrait photograph, 1919 Feb. 12. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Dr. Christian Brinton, portrait photograph, 1919 Feb. 12. American art critic, curator and collector

Devant le tableau de Monsieur Gustave Moreau, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Devant le tableau de Monsieur Gustave Moreau, 19th century. Exhibition. First visitor: A cat with a low-cut neckline and a woman's head, that's called a Sphinx then

Aspect de salon le jour de l'ouverture... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Aspect de salon le jour de l'ouverture... 19th century. The Salon of 1857. Scene on the opening day - nothing but genuine connoisseurs, sixty thousand people in all

Le peintre qui a eu un tableau refusé... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le peintre qui a eu un tableau refuse... 19th century. Exhibition of 1859. Painter who has had a picture rejected: Monsieur, don't you think this is a terrible picture

Eh! bien en regardant ce tableau, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Eh! bien en regardant ce tableau, 19th century. Scene in the salon. Man (fancying himself an art expert) examines painting with magnifying glass

Les crétins!... On leur peint un tableau religieux... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Les cretins!... On leur peint un tableau religieux... 19th century. Croquis pris au salon...'. Idiots! One paints them a religious picture and they laugh....they don't even believe in art

Portrait de Théodore Duret, 1868. Creator: Edouard Manet
Portrait de Theodore Duret, 1868. Portrait of Theodore Duret (1838-1927), cognac merchant, traveller, art lover and friend of Manet

Mr John Ruskin, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Mr John Ruskin, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Portrait of Edmond de Goncourt (1822-1896), writer, c1880. Creator: Eugene Carriere
Portrait of Edmond de Goncourt (1822-1896), writer, c1880

Portrait of Arsene Alexandre (1859-1935), art historian and critic, 1902. Creator: Charles Emile Auguste Carolus-Duran
Portrait of Arsene Alexandre (1859-1935), art historian and critic, 1902

Portrait of Denis Diderot (1713-1784), writer and philosopher, 1784. Creator: Jean Simon Berthelemy
Portrait of Denis Diderot (1713-1784), writer and philosopher, 1784

Portrait of Camille Mauclair (1872-1945), art critic, c1895. Creator: Henry Bataille
Portrait of Camille Mauclair (1872-1945), art critic, c1895

Octave Mirbeau (1848-1917), writer and journalist, 1919. Creator: Unknown
Octave Mirbeau (1848-1917), writer and journalist, 1919

Painting Experts, 1863, printed 1920. Creator: Charles Maurand
Painting Experts, 1863, printed 1920

The Auction House: The Expert, 1863, printed 1920. Creator: Charles Maurand
The Auction House: The Expert, 1863, printed 1920

Portrait of Jean Dolent, 1898. Creator: Eugene Carriere
Portrait of Jean Dolent, 1898

Duranty, 1879. Artist: Edgar Degas
Duranty, 1879. Louis Edmond Duranty (1833-1880), prolific French novelist and art critic. From The Studio Volume 93. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1927]

The critic, n.d.. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
The critic, n.d.. Woman, full lgth. seated, right profile; looking at a half lgth. painting of herself?

The Critic, n.d.. Creator: Unknown
The Critic, n.d.. Woman, seated, full lgth. right profile, looking at a painting of herself?

Illustration by Gustave Dore for Le Capitaine Fracasse by Pierre Theophile Gautier (1811-1872)French, Writer, poet
5304613 Illustration by Gustave Dore for Le Capitaine Fracasse by Pierre Theophile Gautier (1811-1872)French, Writer, poet, painter, art critic

Illustration by Gustave Dore for Le Capitaine Fracasse by Pierre Theophile Gautier (1811-1872)French, Writer, poet
5304580 Illustration by Gustave Dore for Le Capitaine Fracasse by Pierre Theophile Gautier (1811-1872)French, Writer, poet, painter, art critic

Illustration by Gustave Dore for Le Capitaine Fracasse by Pierre Theophile Gautier (1811-1872)French, Writer, poet
5304583 Illustration by Gustave Dore for Le Capitaine Fracasse by Pierre Theophile Gautier (1811-1872)French, Writer, poet, painter, art critic

Illustration by Gustave Dore for Le Capitaine Fracasse by Pierre Theophile Gautier (1811-1872)
5304539 Illustration by Gustave Dore for Le Capitaine Fracasse by Pierre Theophile Gautier (1811-1872) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); (add.info)

Illustration by Gustave Dore for Le Capitaine Fracasse by Pierre Theophile Gautier (1811-1872)French, Writer, poet
5304596 Illustration by Gustave Dore for Le Capitaine Fracasse by Pierre Theophile Gautier (1811-1872)French, Writer, poet, painter, art critic

Illustration by Gustave Dore for Le Capitaine Fracasse by Pierre Theophile Gautier (1811-1872)French, Writer, poet
5304594 Illustration by Gustave Dore for Le Capitaine Fracasse by Pierre Theophile Gautier (1811-1872)French, Writer, poet, painter, art critic

Illustration by Gustave Dore for Le Capitaine Fracasse by Pierre Theophile Gautier (1811-1872)French, Writer, poet
5304602 Illustration by Gustave Dore for Le Capitaine Fracasse by Pierre Theophile Gautier (1811-1872)French, Writer, poet, painter, art critic

Illustration by Gustave Dore for Le Capitaine Fracasse by Pierre Theophile Gautier (1811-1872)French, Writer, poet
5304615 Illustration by Gustave Dore for Le Capitaine Fracasse by Pierre Theophile Gautier (1811-1872)French, Writer, poet, painter, art critic

Charles Baudelaire
2911785 Charles Baudelaire by Carjat, Etienne (1828-1906); (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) French poet who also produced notable work as an essayist, art critic

William Wetmore Story, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
William Wetmore Story, 1865-1880. Story, Wm. Wetmore, between 1865 and 1880. [Sculptor, art critic, poet, and editor]

White, Richard Grant, ca. 1860-1865. Creator: Unknown
White, Richard Grant, ca. 1860-1865

John Ruskin, English writer, art critic, artist and social thinker (woodcut)
6029868 John Ruskin, English writer, art critic, artist and social thinker (woodcut) by Bryden, Robert (1865-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Ruskin (1819-1900), English writer

Portrait of Joris Karl Huysmans (1848-1907), 1895 (litho)
STC170364 Portrait of Joris Karl Huysmans (1848-1907), 1895 (litho) by Rothenstein, William (1872-1945); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Z. Astruc, Editor of L Artiste, 1859. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Z. Astruc, Editor of L Artiste, 1859

Portrait of William Michael Rossetti, 1846 (pencil on buff paper)
1199579 Portrait of William Michael Rossetti, 1846 (pencil on buff paper) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); 17.8x10.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

Portrait of William Holman Hunt, 1854 (pen and brown ink, on paper)
1199576 Portrait of William Holman Hunt, 1854 (pen and brown ink, on paper) by Rossetti, William Michael (1829-1919); 21.3x16.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Rossetti)

portrait of John Ruskin, 1879 (painting)
3523515 portrait of John Ruskin, 1879 (painting) by Herkomer, Hubert von (1849-1914); Universal History Archive/UIG; English, out of copyright

Theophile Gautier and Maria Favart, sketch for the painting Rehearsal of
CHT382991 Theophile Gautier and Maria Favart, sketch for the painting Rehearsal of The Fluteplayer and The Diomedes wife in the atrium of the Pompeian house of Prince Napoleon, 18 Avenue Montaigne

"The Latest from the Soudan", an Art Critic (engraving)
1042091 " The Latest from the Soudan", an Art Critic (engraving) by Renouard, Charles Paul (1845-1924) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " The Latest from the Soudan")

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"Exploring the Artistic Mind: A Glimpse into the World of Art Criticism" Art criticism has long been an integral part of the art world, providing valuable insights and interpretations that enhance our understanding and appreciation of artistic creations. Throughout history, notable figures have emerged as influential art critics, shaping the discourse surrounding various artistic movements. One such figure is Edgar Degas, a renowned artist himself who also dabbled in art criticism. Born in 1879, Duranty's astute observations shed light on the intricacies of Degas' works, unraveling his unique style and capturing his essence as an artist. Gustave Doré's illustrations for Pierre Théophile Gautier's "Le Capitaine Fracasse" not only showcase his exceptional talent but also highlight Gautier's multifaceted nature. As a French writer, poet, painter, and art critic during the Romantic period, Gautier staunchly defended this movement characterized by its emphasis on emotion and individualism. Intriguingly enough, Charles Baudelaire emerges as another prominent name in the realm of art criticism. His profound writings delve deep into aesthetic theory while exploring themes like beauty and modernity. Baudelaire's critical eye offered invaluable perspectives to artists seeking validation or inspiration. The captivating artwork created by William Wetmore Story between 1865-1880 remains shrouded in mystery regarding its creator. However, it serves as a testament to their skillful craftsmanship while leaving room for interpretation from discerning art critics. Richard Grant White was yet another enigmatic figure whose work from around 1860-1865 continues to captivate viewers today. The unknown creator behind these pieces showcases White's ability to evoke emotions through visual storytelling—a quality highly valued by discerning art critics throughout history.