The Square at Evening
Medium
lithograph
Dimensions
image: 27 × 38 cm · sheet: 40.3 × 53 cm
Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of the Hanna Fund
Accession Number
1948.156.7
Tags
Nabismale
About this artwork
By the mid-19th century lithography was used primarily for commercial purposes, but was revived as a creative artistic medium by the success of color printing. The growing popularity of posters by artists such as Jules Cheret (1836-1932) and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec contributed to a renewed interest in color lithography at the end of the century. In addition, zinc plates, which are lighter, cheaper, and more flexible than traditional lithographic stones, had been perfected. There was also the i...