Leurs Filles; Les Fourches caudines; Lidoire
Henri Rivière
1891
Medium
5-color lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 16.5 x 20.6 cm (6 1/2 x 8 1/8 in.) sheet: 18.1 x 22.4 cm (7 1/8 x 8 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of The Atlas Foundation
Accession Number
1995.76.63
About the Artist
Henri Rivière
Henri Rivière (1864-1951) stands as a pioneering figure in European printmaking, particularly recognized as the father of color lithography and color woodcut techniques in the West. Born in Paris during the Second Empire, Rivière achieved distinction in two distinct artistic realms: as the creator of innovative shadow theater performances at the legendary Chat Noir cabaret, and as a printmaker who...