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Trembling Woods

1893

George Auriol

(French, 1863–1938)
published by

L'Estampe originale, Album II

Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
lithograph, printed in color
Support
Beige (1) wove paper
Measurements
Sheet: 58.4 x 32.5 cm (23 x 12 13/16 in.); Image: 49.7 x 32.5 cm (19 9/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1995.224
Catalogue raisonné
Stein and Karshan 2
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

The coloration of the trees in the background, where the tone modulates from dark in the foliage to lighter and lighter in the trunks, was achieved with a technique borrowed from Japanese color woodcuts. The art of Japan is also apparent in the monochrome flower pattern above and below the image that imitates the silk scrolls on which paintings are hung. The poem, by Charles Cros, can be translated as: Shivering trees / Starry sky / My well-beloved has gone away / Taking with him my broken heart / Wind, let your plaintive murmurs / And you nightingale let your songs / Tell him that I am dying
A vertically oriented color lithograph depicts a woman in profile facing right, standing within a forest of stylized trees under an orange sky. She wears a floor-length cream dress patterned with orange fruit. To her left, French text is printed. Muted peach borders and gray bands with white floral patterns frame the top and bottom. Stylized, blue-green foliage and thin black outlines define the forms against the flat, warm-toned landscape.

Trembling Woods

1893

George Auriol, L'Estampe originale, Album II

(French, 1863–1938)
France, 19th century

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