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L'Apparition

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L'Apparition

1850–83

Medium

Brush and gray wash over black chalk

Tags

Dimensions

18 15/16 x 14 11/16 in. (48.1 x 37.3cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1962

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Gustave Doré

1832–1883 • France

French illustrator, painter and sculptor, best known for his illustrations of epic literature, such as those by Dante, Cervantes, Hugo, and Milton, as well as contemporary texts, such as those by Balzac. In 1872, he began to record the conditions of London slums. These engravings are rich in dramatic detail and show a harsh and nightmarish world. His work influenced that of Van Gough and later, the Symbolists. French artist. Comment on works: genre, Portraits

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