Prometheus
1904
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1904
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Prometheus is a 1904 by Pierre Roche, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This odd print looks like a carving. A rocky cliff juts up behind a man chained to it. Below, water shimmers with realistic reflections. The artist carved the rock so it feels real, while the water is just ink on paper. Pierre Roche usually worked in sculpture and ceramics. Here he tried a new print trick called gypsography. It mixes carving with ink to make the rock look solid and the water look wet. See this in person at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
