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The 25 artworks by Eugène Carrière our visitors ask for most, ranked by popularity and presented one by one, with the specification and the price of each hand-painted reproduction.

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Linen canvas · Certificate of authenticity · Delivered worldwide Eugène Carrière · 1849 – 1906

Portrait of Pablo Casals

1903 · Vil·la Casals-Museu Pau Casals, Vellbell

Experience Eugène Carrière's haunting 'Portrait of Pablo Casals,' a monochrome masterpiece capturing the cellist’s introspective gaze. A poignant symbolist work, now available as a stunning reproduction.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 1 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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The First Communion

1896 · Metropolitan Museum of Art, new york · original 65 x 53 cm

Eugene Anatole Carrière’s ‘The First Communion’ (1896) is a haunting Symbolist monochrome painting of a young girl receiving communion. Explore its ethereal beauty & influence on Picasso.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 2 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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Child at Table

1880 · Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington

Experience Eugène Carrière’s poignant Symbolist masterpiece, Child at Table, renowned for its stark monochrome palette and luminous depiction of a baby boy. This 1880 painting evokes a mystical atmosphere through contrasting tones and captures a tender moment in the artist's son's life – discover this iconic artwork.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 3 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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Meditation

1893 · Ohara Museum of Art, Kurashiki · original 48 x 65 cm

Explore 'Meditation' by Eugène Carrière – a haunting 1893 portrait of Madame Carrière in muted tones. Impressionistic realism & poignant emotion. Discover this Symbolist masterpiece.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 4 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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The Pianist

1900 · Bristol Museum - Art Gallery, Bristol · original 105 x 89 cm

Discover 'The Pianist' by Eugène Anatole Carrière – a haunting monochrome oil painting of 1900. Explore its realism & impressionistic style, capturing intimate domestic scenes. #art #symbolism #carriere

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 5 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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Maternity

1880 · Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington

Experience Eugène Carrière’s ‘Maternity,’ a poignant monochrome portrait of a nursing mother and child, capturing tender gestures and spiritual resonance. This iconic Symbolist work by the ‘painter of Breast-Feeding’ invites contemplation on domestic tranquility and inner light.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 6 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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L'enfant à la soupière

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Popularity: No. 7 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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Portrait of His Daughter, Lisbeth

1888 · Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge · original 46 x 39 cm

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Popularity: No. 8 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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Self-Portrait

1893 · original 41 x 33 cm

A hauntingly atmospheric self-portrait by French Symbolist Eugène Anatole Carrière featuring misty umber tones and sculptural shadows that invite you to explore the profound depth of this 1893 masterpiece.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
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Popularity: No. 9 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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Arsène Carriere

1900 · original 66 x 57 cm

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Popularity: No. 10 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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Femme Colonel Broderie

Paisley Art Institute Collection, Paisley · original 37 x 30 cm

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Popularity: No. 11 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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Enfant avec une casserole

original 19 x 24 cm

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Popularity: No. 12 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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The Tin Mug

1888 · original 61 x 74 cm

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Popularity: No. 13 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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The Sick Child

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Popularity: No. 14 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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Méditation

Musée D'art Roger-quilliot, Clermont

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Popularity: No. 15 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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Nature morte les confitures

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Popularity: No. 16 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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Madame Helfen

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Popularity: No. 17 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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Portrait of a Man

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Popularity: No. 18 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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L'enfant malade

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Popularity: No. 19 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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Mother and Child reading

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Popularity: No. 20 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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Nelly Carrière

1903 · original 46 x 38 cm

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Popularity: No. 21 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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Femme de dos, se deshabillant

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Popularity: No. 22 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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Portrait of Paul Verlaine

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Popularity: No. 23 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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Damenportraet

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Popularity: No. 24 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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Intimité La grande soeur (autre titre)

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Popularity: No. 25 of 249 artworks by Eugène Carrière
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The artist

Eugène Carrière

1849 – 1906

Quick facts

Lifespan57 years
Top-ranked workPortrait of Pablo Casals
Works on APS249
Museums on APSMetropolitan Museum of Art, Hill-Stead Museum, Ohara Museum of Art, Vil·la Casals-Museu Pau Casals, Bristol Museum - Art Gallery
Color intensitybalanced, monochromatic
Emotional tonemelancholic
Creative periodsmature period
Art period19th Century

Biography

Early Life, Family and Training

Eugène Anatole Carrière enters the world on January 16, 1849, in Gournay-sur-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis. He is the eighth of nine children born to an insurance salesman. His early years are spent in Strasbourg, where the foundations of his technical skill are laid. He receives his initial training in art at the Ecole Municipale de Dessin, working through an apprenticeship in commercial lithography.

The trajectory shifts in 1868. While briefly employed as a lithographer, a visit to Paris changes everything. The city's atmosphere and its art demand a different path. He resolves to become an artist. This decision leads him to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. There, he refines his discipline under the guidance of Cabanel, moving away from the commercial precision of lithography toward the complexities of fine art.

Technique and Artistic Style

The canvas is often submerged in a dense, misty brown atmosphere. Carrière moves away from the fleeting light of his contemporaries, opting instead for a subdued palette that prioritizes psychological depth over visual sensation. His work operates through a clair-obscur monochrome, where shades of brown and grey dominate the composition. This approach seeks to strip away the external world, reaching for the spiritual resonances and internal states hidden beneath the surface of the subject.

His application of paint is tactile and deliberate. He employs a painterly technique, often utilizing the grattage method—scraping the pigment with the handle of a brush to create texture and light. This physical manipulation of the medium contributes to the ethereal, dreamlike quality of his imagery. The resulting surfaces do not merely depict a scene; they attempt to evoke the very essence of human experience through light and shadow.

Key Works and Notable Paintings

The focus shifts to the domestic and the spiritual through his most recognized subjects. In 1885, he produced The Sick Child in Paris, a work now held at the Musée d’Orsay. By 1890, his preoccupation with maternal themes reached a peak with Maternity, a piece that captures a woman cradling her infant in a soft, ethereal light. This period also saw the creation of his 1891 portrait of Paul Verlaine in Luxembourg, following an earlier version painted in Paris in 1890. These works emphasize the psychological depth of the subjects through a subdued, monochromatic atmosphere.

As his career progressed, his ability to capture contemplation through form became more pronounced. In 1896, he completed The First Communion, a work that exemplifies his ability to render quiet, spiritual moments. Later, in 1903, he turned his attention to the renowned cellist in his Portrait of Pablo Casals. This painting functions as a meditation on the weight of artistic experience, utilizing a profound monochrome palette of browns to create a sense of solemnity.

Child at Table (1880)
Maternity (1880)
Winding Wool (1887)
Portrait of His Daughter, Lisbeth (1888)
The Tin Mug (1888)
Meditation (1893)

Circle, Associations and Pupils

Carrière moves through the intellectual currents of fin-de-siècle Paris, anchored by deep friendships with the era's most significant creators. He maintains a close bond with the sculptor Auguste Rodin. This connection places him at the heart of a shifting artistic landscape. His influence extends into the literary realm, where he maintains associations with prominent writers such as Paul Verlaine, Stéphane Mallarmé, and Charles Morice. These relationships bridge the gap between the visual and the written word, embedding his work within the broader Symbolist movement.

His institutional presence is equally commanding. He helps shape the structures of the French art world as a founding member of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. He further cements this influence through his involvement with the Salon d’Automne, eventually serving as its honorary president. These roles place him at the center of major exhibitions and organizational shifts in French art. Beyond the salon, he shapes the next generation of painters through his teaching at the Académie de La Palette. His pedagogical influence reaches through his students, including Charles Edmond Kayser.

Legacy and Influence on Modern Art

The shadow of Carrière’s monochromatic aesthetic extends into the foundational shifts of twentieth-century art. His preference for a subdued, brown-toned palette and a misty, dreamlike atmosphere left a visible imprint on the evolution of modernism. Specifically, traces of his singular style appear in the work of Pablo Picasso, particularly during the artist's Blue Period. This connection suggests that Carrière’s exploration of psychological depth through color deprivation helped pave the way for the emotional intensity found in later movements.

The end of his life arrived with a quiet, personal intensity. He died from throat cancer on March 27, 1906. His final moments were marked by a brief, poignant command recorded by his children: "Aimez-vous avec frénésie." This parting sentiment, "Love each other wildly," remains the final note of a career dedicated to the "painting of the soul."

Questions & Answers

What are the birthplace and birth year of Eugène Carrière?

Eugène Carrière was born in Gournay-sur-Marne in 1849.

Where are Eugène Carrière's artworks grouped by palette?

To find works by Eugène Carrière in a specific palette, use the artist's By Palettes page.

What other names is Eugène Carrière known by?

Eugène Carrière appears under the alternate names Eugene Carrier, Eugene Anatole Carriere, E. Carrere, Carriere E., Carrière.

By the ArtsDot.com Editorial Team Updated Oct. 15, 2026

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