Portrait of Frederic Chopin and George Sand

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Painted by Eugene Delacroix in 1838. The painting depicts legendary Romance pianist Frederic Chopin and his then lover, French writer Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, better known by her pseudonym George Sand.

The portrait depicts Chopin playing piano to the right while Sand listens and sews, to his left.

The portrait was never finished by Delacroix, and though was originally a double portrait, was later cut in two and sold as individual portraits of Chopin and Sand. We do not know how the idea of the painting came about, nor do we know for sure how the painting looked before it was cut up. The image displayed is actually a hypothetical reconstruction of what the painting might have looked like.

Currently, the Chopin half resides in the Louvre, while the Sand half is housed in a Copenhagen mueseum.

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Revolvy, LLC. “‘Portrait of Frédéric Chopin and George Sand’ on Revolvy.com.” Revolvy, https://www.revolvy.com/page/Portrait-of-Frédéric-Chopin-and-George-Sand?cr=1.

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Frederic Chopin's Parisian Breakthrough

The end of the month Feb 1832

Arriving in Paris in the summer of 1831, Chopin struggled to establish a career in his new city. He made several attempts to organize a public concert to showcase his talents, but to no avail. Chopin had been living off of an allowance from his father, but his money was running out very quickly. His situation was further worsened by news of his youth sweetheart getting married back in Poland. Chopin seriously considered leaving Paris, but his fortunes reverse, and he managed to organize a concert at the Salle Pleyel. Here, he played for the likes of Franz Liszt and Francois-Joseph Fetis, earning their attention and respect. Overnight, Chopin ignited the Parisian music scene, and produced immediate demand for both his art and tutoring lessons from aristocratic clients. Soon after, he began playing in numerous prominent salons, and became fiscally self reliant.

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Part of Group:

Engaging English (F19 ENGL 202, Purdue)

Featured in Exhibit: 

Romanticism: A Class Gallery

Artist: 

  • Eugene Delacroix

Image Date: 

circa. 1830s