Sculptress (1897): Art, History and Details

Sculptress (1897) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Eugène Grasset (French, 1841–1917).

The work and its context

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

Grasset, greatly influenced by the art of Japan, Persia, and Egypt, created designs for stained glass windows, furniture, tapestries, and fabrics. This female allegory of Sculpture was meant for an 1898 exhibition poster. Only the black areas and lines were printed. Rather than using a separate stone to print each color, watercolor was applied with the aid of a stencil.

Object facts

• Title: Sculptress
• Date: 1897
• Creator attribution: Eugène Grasset (French, 1841–1917)
• Culture: France, 19th century
• Type: Print
• Technique: lithograph with watercolor added by hand
• Dimensions: Sheet: 64.5 x 49.5 cm (25 3/8 x 19 1/2 in.); Image: 53.1 x 37 cm (20 7/8 x 14 9/16 in.)
• Collection: PR - Lithograph
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 1986.136

A detail from the museum

Eugène Grasset was himself a sculptor.

Collection credit

Gift of Henry H. Hawley

View the collection record

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