1897
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Sculptress is a 1897 by Eugène Grasset, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A woman in a flowing robe holds a chisel and hammer, her hair tied back in a scarf. Behind her, a half-carved bust sits on a table. Grasset made this as a poster for an 1898 show. Only the black lines were printed—colors were added later by hand, using stencils. It’s like a coloring book for grown-ups. If you like this style, look up *Art Nouveau*.
Grasset, greatly influenced by the art of Japan, Persia, and Egypt, created designs for stained glass windows, furniture, tapestries, and fabrics. This female allegory of Sculpture was meant for an 1898 exhibition poster. Only the black areas and lines were printed. Rather than using a separate stone to print each color, watercolor was applied with the aid of a stencil.
Eugène Grasset was himself a sculptor.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Eugène Samuel Grasset (French pronunciation: ; 25 May 1845 – 23 October 1917) was a Swiss decorative artist who worked in Paris, France in a variety of creative design fields during the Belle Époque.
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