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INVENTORY OF THE JEAN-FRANÇOIS RAFFAËLLI PAPERS, 1870-1929
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Title: Jean-François Raffaëlli papers
Date (inclusive): 1870-1929
Collection number: 860758
Creator:
Raffaëlli, Jean François, 1850-1924
Extent:
220 items
Repository:
Getty Research Institute
Research Library
Special Collections and Visual Resources
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles, California 90040-1688
Abstract: French painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and author of Italian descent. Raffaëlli introduced technical innovations
in ink drawing colors, drypoint, and color engraving. The archive documents Raffaëlli's art (especially his innovations in
printmaking), exhibits, art criticism, and his literary and socio-political writings through correspondence, manuscripts,
photographs, clippings, and ephemera.
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Language: Collection material in French
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Jean-François Raffaëlli papers, 1870-1929, Research Library, The
Getty Research Institute, Accession no. 860758.
Acquired in several acquisitions, 1986, 2001, 2002.
Processed and arranged by Onica Busuioceanu.
Manuscripts and documents of Jean François Raffaëlli, 1878-1914, Research Library, The Getty Research Institute, Accession
no. 930076.
Jean-François Raffaëlli (1850-1924) was a French painter, draftsman, printmaker,
sculptor and author. He introduced technical innovations in ink
drawing, drypoint, and the printing of color engravings. As founder and president of the Société de la gravure originale
en couleurs he promoted his own and other artists' work in this medium. He was a prolific writer in various genres, including
political commentary, art criticism, humor, and travel writing. A number of his essays and drawings were published in
Harper's new monthly magazine (New York) and
the
Studio (London), as well as in a variety of French journals. His book
Les types de Paris (1889) includes texts by Edmond de Goncourt and others.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection comprises 220 items, including 96 letters sent (1883-1916), 17 letters received (1883-1919) and 16 manuscripts.
Documents include a list of Raffaëlli's art work with titles and prices (8 pp.), and 34 documents regarding his copyright
account (1920-1922) and insurance policies (1876-1920). The printed materials (49 items) include an original Raffaëlli print
(1907?); 11 reproductions of his paintings and drawings (1885-1897); five portraits of Raffaëlli, including three studio photographs
(1870, 1895, 1902), a clipping from a magazine (1910?), and a lithograph by A. Villette. Twenty-five clippings about his life
and work include obituaries from 1924. Among the seven miscellaneous items is a commemorative banquet menu with a drypoint
cover by Gaston de Latenay. The publication series contains seven items, including auction and exhibition catalogs.
Arrangement
The papers are arranged in 5 series:
Series I. Correspondence,
1883-1919
Series II. Manuscripts,
1886-1918
Series III. Personal
documents, 1876-1922
Series IV. Printed
materials, 1870-1929
Series V. Publications,
1895-1929
Ajalbert, Jean, b.
1863—Correspondence
Child, Theodore, 1846-1892—Correspondence
Clemenceau, Georges,
1841-1929—Correspondence
Clément-Janin, 1862-1947?—Correspondence
Geffroy, Gustave,
1855-1926—Correspondence
Goncourt, Edmond de,
1822-1896—Correspondence
Hennique, Léon, 1851-1935—Correspondence
Hennique, Léon,
1851-1935. L'accident de M. Hébert
Huysmans, J.-K.,
(Joris-Karl), 1848-1907—Correspondence
Marcke, Emile van,
1827-1890—Correspondence
Monet, Claude, 1840-1926—Correspondence
Montesquiou-Fézensac,
Robert, comte de, 1855-1921—Correspondence
Montorgueil,
Georges, 1857-1933—Correspondence
Mourey, Gabriel,
1865-1943—Correspondence
Petit, Georges, art dealer—Correspondence
Raffaëlli, Jean François,
1850-1924—Correspondence
Raffaëlli, Jean François,
1850-1924. Les types de Paris
Richepin, Jean, 1849-1926—Correspondence
Artists as authors—France
Artists' illustrated
books—France
Engraving, French—19th
century
Engraving, French—20th
century
Harper's new monthly magazine Le Grand journal Studio (London, England)
Drypoints—France—19th century
Drypoints—France—20th century
Engravings—France—19th century
Engravings—France—20th century
Essays—France—19th
century
Essays—France—20th
century
Etchings—France—19th
century
Etchings—France—20th
century
Manuscripts—France—19th
century
Manuscripts—France—20th
century
Prints—France—19th
century
Prints—France—20th
century
Abbey, Edwin Austin,
1852-1911
Clemenceau, Georges,
1841-1929
Geffroy, Gustave, b.
1855
Goncourt, Edmond de,
1822-1896
Gréville, Henry,
1842-1902. Les petites marchandes des rues
Huysmans, J.-K.
(Joris-Karl), 1848-1907
Latenay, Gaston de, b.
1859
Monet, Claude,
1840-1926
Montesquiou-Fézensac,
Robert, comte de, 1855-1921
Richepin, Jean,
1849-1926
Villette, Adolphe Léon,
1857-1927