Morphine Addict, from The Album of Original Prints from Galerie Vollard (Morphinomaniac, from L'album d'estampes originales de la Galerie Vollard)
Medium
Color lithograph on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 41.2 × 31 cm (16 1/4 × 12 1/4 in.); Sheet: 56.8 × 41.3 cm (22 3/8 × 16 5/16 in.)
Classification
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
254726
Art Historical Context
In 1897, Swiss-born artist Eugène Grasset contributed *Morphine Addict* (or *Morphinomaniac*) to *L’Album d’ampes Originales de la Galerie Vollard*, a groundbreaking portfolio published by the influential Paris dealer Ambroise Vollard. This album united leading modern artists in producing original lithographs, marking a pivotal moment in printmaking as it elevated the medium from reproductive technique to a platform for artistic innovation. Grasset, a pioneer of Art Nouveau, brought his expertise in decorative design—honed through iconic posters like those for the *Salon des Cent*—to this inti...
About the Artist
Eugène Samuel Grasset (French) · 1841 –1917
French, born Switzerland, Lausanne 1841–1917 Paris