Frontispiece/ Title Page (1904): Art, History and Details

Frontispiece/ Title Page (1904) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Pierre Roche (French, 1855–1922); Les Cents Bibliophiles.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Although best known as a sculptor, Roche was a versatile and prolific artist who worked in many mediums. Loïe Fuller, the pioneer of modern dance who took Paris by storm in 1892, was one of his favorite subjects. He portrayed her in clay, bronze, marble, plaster, and in a series of gypsographs that illustrated an essay by the art critic Roger Marx. The book was described as "a precious monument to Loïe Fuller."

Object facts

• Title: Frontispiece/ Title Page
• Date: 1904
• Creator attribution: Pierre Roche (French, 1855–1922); Les Cents Bibliophiles
• Culture: France, early 20th Century
• Type: Bound Volume
• Technique: gypsograph
• Collection: PR - Gypsograph
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 1995.54.a

A detail from the museum

Roger Marx, the author of the essay contained in this book, was among the most prominent critics, curators, and collectors of late 19th-century Paris.

Collection credit

John L. Severance Fund

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