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Constantin Guys

1802–1892

WA-00055097

Vlissingen, Netherlands

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ662943

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Color Reproductions: Modern Watercolors and Pastels

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1934

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The Lillie P. Bliss Collection, 1934

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1934

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Memorial Exhibition: The Collection of the Late Lillie P. Bliss

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1931

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2 cross-verified · 1 single-source

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Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (1)

Aichttps://www.artic.edu/artists/34778
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred95%

About

Why this artist matters now

Constantin Guys was a French watercolor painter and illustrator who documented the Crimean War as a correspondent for British and French newspapers. Working primarily in watercolor and ink, he captured scenes of military life and urban leisure with a rapid, gestural line and a reporter's eye for incident rather than sentiment. His work entered the MoMA collection through the Lillie P. Bliss bequest, establishing his place within early modern European illustration and war reportage.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 95% · Updated 17d ago

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Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

Canonical record

Artworks (18)

Women Dancing in a Brothel

1865 · Brown ink and gray wash on off-white, heavy wove paper mounted on cardboard

6 7/8 x 9 13/16 in. (17.4 x 25 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Young Woman in a Blue and Black Dress

1863 · Pen and brown ink with watercolor wash on off-white wove paper

8 1/2 x 6 5/8 in. (21.6 x 16.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two Women of Pleasure

1860 · graphite and black wash

sheet: 16.9 × 19.6 cm (6 5/8 × 7 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Two Gentlemen and a Lady

1855 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown, green and blue wash, over graphite with touches of red chalk

sheet: 9 5/8 x 7 5/16 in. (24.4 x 18.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte on the Second of December

1851 · Graphite, brown ink, and gray wash on off-white wove paper

6 5/16 x 11 5/8 in. (16.1 x 29.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Parisienne Seen from the Back

1850 · graphite, brown ink, gray and brown wash on buff wove paper darkened through exposure to light

9 13/16 x 7 5/16 in. (24.9 x 18.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Carriage in London

1848 · Pen and brown ink with watercolor over graphite on heavy buff wove paper

11 9/16 x 17 5/16 in. (29.3 x 43.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woman Standing in a Doorway

1815 · Pen and brown ink, brown and black wash, over traces of graphite

10 1/2 x 7 1/16 in. (26.7 x 18 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Queen

1805 · graphite

overall: 16 x 23.4 cm (6 5/16 x 9 3/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Promenade in the Bois

1805 · pen

overall: 19 x 25.5 cm (7 1/2 x 10 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Brighton Coach

1805 · pen

overall: 14.2 x 19.3 cm (5 9/16 x 7 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Military Parade

1805 · pen

overall: 17.5 x 25.5 cm (6 7/8 x 10 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

An Open Carriage

1805 · wove paper

overall: 19.5 x 28 cm (7 11/16 x 11 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Duchess of Kent's State Carriage

1805 · graphite

overall (approximate): 24.3 x 39.3 cm (9 9/16 x 15 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Carriage with Driver and Groom: Spring

1805 · pen

overall: 19.4 x 25.5 cm (7 5/8 x 10 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Carriage with Driver and Groom: Autumn

1805 · pen

overall (approximate): 18.6 x 25 cm (7 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Cavalier and Two Ladies on Horseback

1805 · watercolor paint

overall (approximate): 22.8 x 34.5 cm (9 x 13 9/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Officers and Courtesans in an Interior

1801 · pen

overall: 17.1 x 25.4 cm (6 3/4 x 10 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

18 published of 37 catalogued · 37 with image

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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

40 entries · 1 sources

Officers and Courtesans in an Interior
1801 · Nga · 5 prov
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The Duchess of Kent's State Carriage
1805 · Nga · 4 prov
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Cavalier and Two Ladies on Horseback
1805 · Nga · 4 prov
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Carriage with Driver and Groom: Autumn
1805 · Nga · 4 prov
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Carriage with Driver and Groom: Spring
1805 · Nga · 4 prov
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Military Parade
1805 · Nga · 4 prov
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Promenade in the Bois
1805 · Nga · 4 prov
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The Queen
1805 · Nga · 4 prov
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The Brighton Coach
1805 · Nga · 4 prov
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An Open Carriage
1805 · Nga · 3 prov
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Record

Images

23 assets

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

Three-Quarter Length Portrait of a Woman (1865/70)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Collections2

Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

National Gallery of Art

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Color Reproductions: Modern Watercolors and Pastels

New York · 1934

Group Exhibition The Lillie P. Bliss Collection, 1934

New York · 1934

Group Exhibition Memorial Exhibition: The Collection of the Late Lillie P. Bliss

New York · 1931