1816
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Grasp All, Lose All (Qui trop embrasse, mal etrient) is a 1816 ink by Pierre-Narcisse Baron Guerin, a Romanticism work, depicting Putti, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a person trying to hold many things at once. The title "Grasp All, Lose All" suggests that trying to do too much can lead to failure. This idea is reinforced by the image, which conveys a sense of chaos and disorder. To learn more about the process used to create this image, look into the technique: lithography.
Pierre-Narcisse Baron Guerin (1816–1816) was an artist.
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