Eugène Delacroix: References & Edit History
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There are several general life-and-work studies on Delacroix, including Lee Johnson, Delacroix (1963), which provides a concise fundamental introduction to Delacroix’s colour theory; Barthélémy Jobert, Delacroix (1997), which is handsomely illustrated; and Charles Baudelaire, Eugéne Delacroix: His Life and Work, trans. by Joseph M. Bernstein (1947), which provides a valuable contemporary account of the artist.
André Joubin (ed.), Correspondance générale d’Eugène Delacroix, 5 vol. (1935–38), contains Delacroix’s letters; it is supplemented by Lee Johnson (ed.), Eugène Delacroix: Further Correspondence, 1817–1863 (1991). Also of note is Eugène Delacroix, The Journal of Eugene Delacroix, trans. by Walter Pach (1937, reissued 1948; originally published in French, 1893). Alfred Robaut, L’Oeuvre complet de Eugène Delacroix: peintures, dessins, gravurs, lithographies (1885, reprinted 1969), remains the standard comprehensive source on the artist’s work. Catalogs of individual media include Lee Johnson, The Paintings of Eugène Delacroix: A Critical Catalogue, 6 vol. (1981–89), and Delacroix: Pastels (1995); Loys Delteil, Delacroix, the Graphic Work: A Catalogue Raisonné, trans. and rev. by Susan Strauber (1997; originally published in French, 1908); and Maurice Sérullaz, Dessins d’Eugène Delacroix, 1798–1863, 2 vol. (1984).
Focused studies on single aspects of Delacroix’s career include Maurice Sérullaz et al., Delacroix in Morocco (1994; also published in French, 1994), which provides deep insight into the artist’s journey to Africa, featuring superb illustrations and a consideration of “the Orient”; Jack J. Spector, The Murals of Eugene Delacroix at Saint-Sulpice (1967), and Delacroix: The Death of Sardanapalus (1974); and Michele Hannoosh, Painting and the Journal of Eugène Delacroix (1995). The long-neglected yet significant mature phase of Delacroix’s career has been brought into perspective in Arlette Sérullaz et al., Delacroix: The Late Work (1998).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Art in Context - Eugène Delacroix An Overview of French Painter Delacroix. | May 28, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Apr 22, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Eugène Delacroix, an introduction. | Sep 15, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Aug 09, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Met - Eug�ne Delacroix, Printmaker Par Excellence. | Mar 03, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Arts - Was Eug�ne Delacroix the father of modern art? | Dec 24, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Musée Delacroix - Biography of Eugène Delacroix. | Jul 12, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 03, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 27, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Nov 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art in Context - Eugène Delacroix An Overview of French Painter Delacroix. | May 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Smart History - Eug�ne Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People. | Mar 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Art Story - Eug�ne Delacroix. | Dec 14, 2022 | ||
| Revised the dates of various paintings. | Apr 26, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Painters - Eug�ne Delacroix. | Apr 01, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art Encyclopedia - Biography of Eugene Delacroix. | Dec 09, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of the Mus�e National Eug�ne Delacroix, Paris, France. | Dec 09, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of the Mus�e National Eug�ne Delacroix, Paris, France. | Dec 09, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Gallery of Art - Biography of Eug?ne Delacroix. | Jun 09, 2014 | ||
| Added photograph. | Apr 11, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Getty - Biography of Eug�ne Delacroix. | Jan 27, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Ferdinand-Victor-Eug�ne Delacroix. | Jan 25, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Olga's Gallery - Biography of Eug�ne Delacroix. | Jan 25, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The National Gallery, London - Biography of Eug�ne Delacroix. | Jan 25, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art UK - Biography of Eug�ne Delacroix. | Jan 25, 2013 | ||
| Added image of Eugène Delacroix's painting Basket of Flowers (1848–49). | Oct 06, 2010 | ||
| Images of the painting Horse Frightened by a Storm and a letter signed by Eugene Delacroix added. | Jan 13, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: WebMuseum - Eugene Delacroix. | Aug 08, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Olga's Gallery - Eugene Delacroix. | Jun 19, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 17, 2003 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 16, 2001 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |