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Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower: From Behind Frémiet's Elk (Trocadero)

Henri Rivière , 1902

Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower: From Behind Frémiet's Elk (Trocadero), by Henri Rivière, 1902
Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower: From Behind Frémiet's Elk (Trocadero), by Henri Rivière, 1902

Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower: From Behind Frémiet's Elk (Trocadero) is a print by Henri Rivière. It dates from 1902 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Accession no.
2003.392
Credit line
Gift of John Bonebrake

About this work

Overview

This print is one of a series of 36 views of the Eiffel Tower by Rivière, capturing the tower from various perspectives and under different conditions.

Subject & Meaning

The print depicts the Eiffel Tower from behind, with the Trocadéro gardens in the foreground, featuring a plaster elk sculpture wrestling with a snake, created by Emmanuel Frémiet.

Technique & Style

Rivière employed photolithography, a process that involves printing from photographs, to create this work, rather than traditional methods like carving stone.

History & Provenance

Frémiet's elk sculpture, made of plaster, was largely destroyed by 1910, while Rivière's prints offer a lasting record of the Eiffel Tower and its surroundings during a particular period.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Henri Rivière

Artist

Henri Rivière

Henri Rivière (March 11, 1864 – August 24, 1951) was a French artist and designer best known for his creation of a form of shadow play at the Chat Noir cabaret, and for his post-Impressionist illustrations of Breton landscapes and the…

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Who painted Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower: From Behind Frémiet's Elk (Trocadero)?

Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower: From Behind Frémiet's Elk (Trocadero) was painted by Henri Rivière in 1902.

Where can I see Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower: From Behind Frémiet's Elk (Trocadero)?

Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower: From Behind Frémiet's Elk (Trocadero) is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

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