Dancing Nymph (Nymphe Danseuse)
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Image: 17 1/16 × 10 3/4 in. (43.3 × 27.3 cm) Sheet: 23 3/16 × 16 1/4 in. (58.9 × 41.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.82.1-85
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the enchanting *Dancing NymphNymphe Danseuse)*, a lithograph created in 1895 by British artist Walter Crane in collaboration with French illustrator André. Measuring 17 1/16 × 10 3/4 inches on a larger sheet, this print the whimsical spirit of late 19-century decorative arts. Crane a key figure in the Arts Crafts movement and an early proponent of Art Nouveau influences, was renowned for his flowing lines and fairy-tale illustrations, while Marty's expertise in lithography brought technical finesse to the medium. Lithography, a planographic printing technique invented in the late 18th ...
About the Artist
Walter Crane|André Marty
British artist, illustrator, and designer.