Sappho
1895
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1895
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Sappho is a 1895 by Maurice Dumont, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A woman in a long white dress sits under thin birch trees, holding a small harp. She looks down, lost in thought, while leaves drift around her. The scene feels quiet, almost like a dream. This painting shows Sappho, the ancient Greek poet. Dumont made it for an art journal called *Pan*, where it appeared with an article about a printmaking method he invented. He also wrote poetry, so the image feels personal—like he’s imagining her world. To see more of Dumont’s quiet, poetic scenes, look up Maurice Dumont (French, 1870–1899).
