Stag and Flower Pattern Frame (top frame section)
1897–99
Medium
Etching and soft ground in yellow-brown metallic and black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image, trimmed within platemark: 10.9 × 47.4 cm (4 5/16 × 18 11/16 in.); Sheet, with signature tab: 12.2 × 47.4 cm (4 13/16 × 18 11/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
228826
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
To display a set of nine color etchings, first exhibited in 1899, Roussel created two etched frame designs to cover wide wood moldings. The Stag and Flower Pattern Frame has an eclectic combination of design elements, while the Lotus Pattern Frame incorporates Egyptian motifs. The two etched frame designs were printed in distinct color combinations to complement specific color prints. The Stag and Flower frame segments are related to—but not the same as—two of those color variants.
About the Artist
Theodore Roussel · 1847–1926
Theodore Casimir Roussel was born on 23 March 1847 in Lorient, Brittany, France, into a naval family. After serving in the Franco-Prussian War, he began painting in 1872 as an entirely self-taught artist, initially rendering scenes of daily life in the meticulous style of the Old Masters. In 1878, he settled permanently in London, where he immersed himself in the vibrant British art scene. There, ...