The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
The Vigil
1816
(French, 1774–1833)
Catalogue raisonné: Béraldi VIII.6.2
Location: not on view
Description
Guérin found the lithographic crayon to be perfect for rendering the clarity of sculptural form. He used a combination of subtle hatching, smooth contour lines, and shading to represent a young Greek artist surprised by an inspirational visit from a winged female as he works late into the night.- Catalogue of an exhibition of the art of lithography: commemorating the sesquicentennial of its invention, 1798-1948. [Cleveland]: The Cleveland Museum of Art, November 11, 1948-January 2, 1949. Published as: Le Vigilant. Mentioned: p. 39; Reproduced: Plate VII archive.org
- Neo-classicism: Style and Motif. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
- {{cite web|title=The Vigil|url=false|author=Pierre Guérin|year=1816|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1940.1120