Petit
PETITJEAN : Mâcon, 1854 ; Paris, 1929
School : France
6 550 works referenced in French museums
Style and technique
Le dessin imprègne l'oeuvre de Petit. Petit a développé sa pratique autour de papier, sanguine. Petit s'investit dans le domaine de dessin.
Legacy and influence
Des créations de Petit sont exposées dans des musées en France. Les oeuvres de Petit se trouvent dans 10 musées.
Works in public collections
![Femme [Marcelle Petitjean ?] au piano (Doute sur l'identité du personnage)](https://popcorn-prd-perf-assets.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net/joconde/01720023224/0016184.jpg)
![[Marcelle Petitjean]](https://popcorn-prd-perf-assets.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net/joconde/01720023221/0016182.jpg)
![Femme endormie [Louise Petitjean ?]](https://popcorn-prd-perf-assets.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net/joconde/01720023222/0016183.jpg)
![[Marcelle Petitjean]](https://popcorn-prd-perf-assets.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net/joconde/01720023220/0016181.jpg)
![[Louise Petitjean]](https://popcorn-prd-perf-assets.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net/joconde/01720023216/0016177.jpg)
![[Marcelle Petitjean]](https://popcorn-prd-perf-assets.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net/joconde/01720023196/0016159.jpg)
Works in French museums
French museums preserve works attributed to Petit. These pieces, listed in the Joconde database, attest to this artist's place in the national artistic heritage. 20 records are currently available.
Curator museums
The works of Petit are preserved in the following museums: musée municipal, musée des ursulines, musée de la musique, musée de l'image, musée George Sand et de la vallée noire. These institutions bear the « Musée de France » label and ensure the conservation and accessibility of their collections.
Artistic fields
The works of Petit belong to the following fields: imprimé, estampe, transports - communications, dessin, musique - chant - danse, manuscrit, estampe, histoire, manuscrit, vie sociale - culturelle.
Data sources
The information presented comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture (data.culture.gouv.fr), under the Open License v2.0 (Etalab).
See also
Artistic movements
Century
Techniques
Related pages
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know
The Joconde database references 6550 works attributed to Petit in museums of France. 19 of them have a digitized image available online. These works cover various fields: dessin, estampe, ethnologie, imprimé, estampe, transports - communications, musique - chant - danse, manuscrit, estampe, histoire.
Works by Petit are held in 10 labeled 'Museum of France', including the musée des ursulines. Each work entry indicates the holding museum, which allows planning a visit. Check with the museum whether the work is on display or in storage.
The data comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture (data.culture.gouv.fr), distributed under Open License v2.0 (Etalab). The records are provided by the holding museums, and biographical information is extracted from the database fields.
No. Only cataloged and digitized works in the Joconde database appear on DellArte. Other works by Petit may exist in museum reserves, private collections, or foreign museums. Digitization progresses each year.
Consult the work's record to identify the holding museum, then contact it to verify if the work is on display. Find out about opening hours and admission fees on the official museum website.
Works by Petit belong to the following fields: dessin, estampe, ethnologie, imprimé, estampe, transports - communications, musique - chant - danse, manuscrit, estampe, histoire. The Joconde database documents the technique, period, and holding museum for each work.
According to the records in the Joconde database, works by Petit employ the following techniques and materials: papier, sanguine, typogravure (colorié), papier, pierre noire. Each work record details the technique in the 'Materials / Techniques' field.
Textual data are under Open License v2.0 and can be freely reused. For images, rights depend on the artist's date of death: if Petit died over 70 years ago, their works are in the public domain in France. Otherwise, images remain under copyright.
Use the DellArte contact page to report the error. For corrections at the source (attribution, dating, biography), report them to the Ministry of Culture via data.culture.gouv.fr.
The Joconde database references over 50,000 artists. Explore the artist directory on DellArte to discover other creators from the same field or era as Petit.