Improvisations sur cuivre
Medium
15 etchings
Dimensions
{}
Classification
Portfolio
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt Endowment Fund
Accession Number
2023.18
Tags
male
About this artwork
François-Nicolas Chifflart was an important member of the etching revival in 19th-century France. This print, from his 1865 series Improvisations on Copper, reveals the freedom and experimentation that Chifflart found in this medium. He drew directly on prepared copper plates, sketching as he would on a sheet of paper, to create both anecdotal studies and imaginative finished compositions. Executed on an intimate scale, the prints encouraged close looking and private contemplation.