L'Artiste

This article is about the 1831–1904 French magazine. For the French singer and rapper, see Lartiste.

Not to be confused with Artist.

L'Artiste

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Frequency	Weekly
Founder	Achille Ricourt
Year founded	1831
Final issue	1904 (1904)
Country	France
Based in	Paris
Language	French

L’Artiste was a weekly illustrated review published in Paris from 1831 to 1904, supplying "the richest single source of contemporary commentary on artists, exhibitions and trends from the Romantic era to the end of the nineteenth century."

History

L'Artiste was founded in 1831 by Achille Ricourt with financing provided by the businessman Aimé-Joseph Brame. In 1843, it was purchased by Arsène Houssaye.

Originally, L'Artiste addressed fine arts and literature, but by 1859, literature became its primary concern. It later absorbed the Revue de Paris.

Important editors included A. Ricourt, H. Delaunay, and Arsène Houssaye. Notably, it published works by Honoré de Balzac, Gérard de Nerval, Théophile Gautier, Jules Janin, Théodore de Banville, Émile Zola, Henri Murger, Jules Champfleury, Charles Baudelaire, Joseph Méry, Eugène Sue and Alphonse Esquiros.

External links

• L’Artiste on the French web site Gallica
• Online facsimiles