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1898

Georges Alfred Bottini

(French, 1874–1907)
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Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
color proof of the Remarque Woman with Cat
Support
Beige (1) Japanese paper
Measurements
Sheet: 39.2 x 24 cm (15 7/16 x 9 7/16 in.); Image: 10.7 x 6.7 cm (4 3/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1998.42.7
Catalogue raisonné
Southard 27
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

The last decades of the 19th century was the golden era of French color lithography. Jules Cheret (1836–1932) popularized the technique to make colorful posters which, by 1884, were also exhibited as a legitimate art form. In 1891 Cheret began to design posters without lettering to frame and hang on walls—still an unusual idea since prints were usually stored in portfolios. The explosion in color lithography was also encouraged by the use of zinc plates, which were lighter, cheaper, and more pliable than traditional lithographic stones. Also important was the formation of artist's organizations like the Société des artistes lithographie (Society of Lithographic Artists) and the Société de l'estampe originale (Society of Original Prints), which stimulated original printmaking. By the 1890s a proliferation of fine printers, independent exhibitions, publications devoted to prints, critics, publishers, and dealers like Sagot, all supported color lithography.
A vertically oriented print in dark ink features a woman with light skin tone in profile facing left. She wears a tall, feathered hat and a floral-hemmed dress, extending her hand toward a small, dark cat sitting on the ground. Minimalist, fine lines define the figures against a large expanse of tan paper with irregular edges. The vast negative space isolates the subjects in the center of the sheet.

Sagot's Gallery

1898

Georges Alfred Bottini

(French, 1874–1907)
France, 19th century

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