The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 18, 2024
Young Woman Reading
1896
(French, 1856–1909)
Image: 16 x 22.8 cm (6 5/16 x 9 in.); Sheet: 20 x 28.5 cm (7 7/8 x 11 1/4 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1991.228
Catalogue raisonné: Bailly-Herzberg 66
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier was a proponent of Art Nouveau interior design and decoration.Description
Primarily a sculptor of medals, Charpentier used embossing techniques to lend three-dimensionality to this print featuring his typical subject matter featuring everyday life. Charpentier was also aware of Japanese woodcuts circulating in Paris during the late 19th century, which provided a precedent for using embossing to create pattern and a three-dimensional effect on a flat sheet of paper. The areas in relief add texture to the waves of the woman's hair and to her dress. Embossing was also used to create the vase of flowers just above the figure's open book.- ?-1991(Armstrong Fine Art, Chicago, IL)December 16, 1991The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- O'Brien, Joanie. “The Library's New Role.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 63, no. 1 (2023): 20-21. Reproduced: P. 21.
- {{cite web|title=Young Woman Reading|url=false|author=Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier, from the edition issued for The Studio|year=1896|access-date=18 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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