Artwork Details
Artist
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
21-5/8 x 18-1/8 in. (canvas) 9-1/4 x 25-1/2 x 2-7/16 in. (framed, glazed)
Mark Description
Inscribed, signed and dated in blue paint, lower right: a mon ami Pool | Dubois-Pillet | 1887
Accession Number
Credit Line
Susan Keckler Mallinson Art Purchase Fund
Copyright
Collection
European Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color Palette
Provenance
Dedicated and offered to Capitaine Pool by the artist in 1887;{1} By descent within the Pool family until 2001; Brett Ross of (Vintage Posters Only , Melbourne, Australia);{2} purchased by the Indianapolis Museum of Art, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, in 2002 (2002.77). ------- {1} Dubois-Pillet showed this painting in the Société des Artistes Indépendants exhibition of 1887 as no. 146; see Lily Bazalgette, Albert Dubois-Pillet, s vie et son oeuvre (1846-1890), Villejuif 1976, pp. 98-99, 162. {2} See correspondence between Brett Ross and IMA in April 2002 in IMA Historical File (2002.77).
Gallery Labels
- This sober likeness of French officer Laurent Bernard Pool is one of the earliest examples of Neo-Impressionist portraiture. The artist lavished great detail on Captain Pool’s facial features and impeccable uniform. Pool wears the cross of the Legion of Honor; his receipt of the award in 1886 was probably the inspiration for the portrait.
- Dubois-Pillet was Pool’s friend and fellow soldier—a self-taught painter who created only a few works in the style before dying of smallpox.
- The background is a Central Asian prayer rug from the artist’s studio. Its intricate pattern presents a challenging application of Neo-Impressionism’s dotted brushwork.
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Chengdu Museum
September 28, 2020 - January 4, 2021
Rembrandt to Monet: 500 Years of European Painting from the Clowes Collection and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Chengdu Museum
September 29, 2020 - January 4, 2021
Rembrandt to Monet: 500 Years of European Painting from the Clowes Collection and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Hunan Provincial Museum
May 29, 2020 - September 13, 2020
Hunan Provincial Museum
May 29, 2020 - September 13, 2020
Rembrandt to Monet: 500 Years of European Painting from the Clowes Collection and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Guandong Museum
January 10, 2020 - May 17, 2020
Guandong Museum
January 10, 2020 - May 17, 2020
Indianapolis Museum of Art
June 15, 2014 - September 7, 2014
Ve Salon des XX
February 4, 1888 - March 4, 1888
Exhibition: Societe des Artistes Independants
Société des Artistes Indépendants
March 26, 1887 - May 3, 1887
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