Blind Man's Bluff
1897
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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Alexandre Lunois
Alexandre Lunois (1863–1916) was a French artist, born in Paris.
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Blind Man's Bluff is a 1897 by Alexandre Lunois, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a circle of women laughing in a sunlit park, one blindfolded and reaching out while the others tease her. This isn’t just a game—it’s a snapshot of Paris in the 1890s, when parks became places for city people to relax and play. The bright greens and yellows feel like real sunlight, not studio paint. If you like how light dances here, look up *color lithography*.
This print depicts a group of women enjoying blind man's bluff, a children's game in which one player is blindfolded and spun around before attempting to locate their companions by listening for their voices. The group gathers in a landscaped park, one of numerous sites for public leisure available to Parisians during the late 19th century. Lunois used vivid tones, such as green and yellow, to evoke the brightness of natural light. He relied upon his expertise in color lithography, a medium previously used for commercial printing, such as posters and booklets, that grew in popularity among…
Alexandre Lunois began his career as a printmaker copying the works of other artists, but began to make his own original lithographs using his professional training around the time this work was made.
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Alexandre Lunois (1863–1916) was a French artist, born in Paris.
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