Stream in Lopérec (Ruisseau à Lopérec)
Henri Rivière
1901
Medium
color lithograph on simili Japan paper
Dimensions
plate: 23.18 × 35.24 cm (9 1/8 × 13 7/8 in.) sheet: 45.4 × 56.52 cm (17 7/8 × 22 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Purchased as the Gift of Merritt P. Dyke
Accession Number
2019.74.2
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...