The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 19, 2026

A vertically oriented print in muted colored inks depicts several figures with light skin tones gathered outside a storefront labeled "ED. SAGOT." In the foreground, a woman in a dark dress and wide-brimmed hat is viewed from behind as she faces the window. Beside her, another woman in a green gown looks at the display. Dark looping lines overlay the scene, while a small sketch of a woman and cat appears at bottom right.
1898

Georges Alfred Bottini

(French, 1874–1907)
published by

Edmond D. Sagot

France, 19th century
cancellation proof
Sheet: 37.8 x 28.1 cm (14 7/8 x 11 1/16 in.); Image: 31.5 x 22.8 cm (12 3/8 x 9 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1998.42.3
Catalogue raisonné: Southard 27
Location: Not on view

Description

During the 1890s, there was a revived interest in color lithography in Paris. Originally considered a commercial art form, the medium was taken up by a growing number of printmakers as a means of formal experimentation. This print by Georges Bottini shows the shop of Edmond Sagot, a leading dealer of color lithographs during the late 19th and early 20th century. A crowd of fashionably dressed young women gather before the windows of Sagot's shop, suggesting the growing status of color lithography at this time.
  • Edmond D. Sagot's great grandson
  • {{cite web|title=Sagot's Gallery|url=false|author=Georges Alfred Bottini, Edmond D. Sagot|year=1898|access-date=19 July 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1998.42.3