Quais de Seine en nocturne (c. 1890): Art, History and Details

Quais de Seine en nocturne (c. 1890) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Armand Point (French, 1861–1932).

The work and its context

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

Algerian-born artist Armand Point became involved in the Symbolist movement—which combined formal experimentation and imaginative subjects—while working in Paris during the 1890s. This drawing is one of many in which he represented his longtime companion and model, Hélène Linder. Here, she appears silhouetted against the brilliant reflection of setting sun on the city’s Seine River with swirling marks and bold tones that suggest the mood of the city as day transformed to night.

Object facts

• Title: Quais de Seine en nocturne
• Date: c. 1890
• Creator attribution: Armand Point (French, 1861–1932)
• Type: Drawing
• Technique: pastel on gray wove paper
• Dimensions: Sheet: 38 x 55 x 2.5 cm (14 15/16 x 21 5/8 x 1 in.)
• Collection: DR - French
• Department: Drawings
• Accession number: 2022.95

A detail from the museum

The walkways along the Seine River that this drawing depicts were a recent addition, constructed as part of a major redesign of Paris spearheaded by Baron Haussmann, a French official, during the mid-1800s.

Collection credit

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

View the collection record

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