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Sleep (Jean-René Carrière), from L'Album d'estampes originales de la Galerie Vollard

Sleep (Jean-René Carrière), from L'Album d'estampes originales de la Galerie Vollard

1897
(French, 1858–1936)
(French, 1849–1906)
(French, 1867–1939)
France, 19th century
lithograph
Sheet: 41 x 52.5 cm (16 1/8 x 20 11/16 in.); Image: 34 x 42.7 cm (13 3/8 x 16 13/16 in.)
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1954.334
Catalogue raisonné: Delteil 36
Location: not on view

Description

Eugène Carrière developed an unusual approach to lithography, typically working from dark to light, as seen in this portrait of his young son Jean-René. Rather than drawing with a lithographic crayon, Carrière covered his entire stone with ink, which he then wiped and scraped away to create areas where the paper would show through when printed. Here, the visual effects of this technique combine with expressive, almost abstract forms to give the subject a fantastic, dreamlike atmosphere.
  • Symbolist Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5, 1991-January 12, 1992).
    Art Nouveau in France. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 1-September 1, 1979).
    The Milieu of Edvard Munch. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 5-June 5, 1977).
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