The Vale of Tears
1883 · oil on canvas
Dimensions (627 x 413.5 cm)
Despite having earned the success as one of the greatest printmakers of the 19th century Dure' desperately wanted to be known for his painting. In his final year while also working on engravings for Shakespeare's plays and battling grave illness Dure' managed to muster up the strength for one last grand painting.
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The Vale of Tears (1883) by Gustave Dore, oil on canvas.
About Gustave Dore
Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré ( 6 January 1832 – 23 January 1883 ) was a French artist, printmaker, illustrator, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor who worked primarily with wood engraving. The government of France made him a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 1861.
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