The Progress of the Stars: Apothéose
1890
Serving as the climactic image of the series, this apotheosis combines Christian symbolism with Art Nouveau design sensibilities to create a powerful synthesis of spiritual and aesthetic themes.
- Medium
- 18 color lithographs in a Bound Volume illustrating the poetry and music of Georges Fragerolle
- Location
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Spotted works by Henri Rivière
Artists in conversation
Théophile Steinlen
Swiss-French · b. 1859
Steinlen worked in the same Parisian milieu as Rivière, producing richly colored lithographic illustrations with strong decorative and symbolic qualities that align closely with the Art Nouveau aesthetic and spiritual narrative themes of this apotheosis print.
Eugène Grasset
Swiss-French · b. 1845
Grasset was a central figure in French Art Nouveau illustration and lithography, blending Christian iconography with flowing decorative design in ways that mirror the spiritual and ornamental synthesis found in this celestial climactic image from Rivière's series.
Carlos Schwabe
Swiss-French · b. 1866
Schwabe created Symbolist and Art Nouveau illustrations that fused celestial imagery, Christian symbolism, and musical or poetic themes into highly decorative compositions, making his work a remarkably close parallel to Rivière's apotheosis lithograph.
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