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Guillaume Dubufe — L'Enfant

Guillaume Dubufe

L'Enfant

1899

"L'Enfant" is a color lithograph by Guillaume Dubufe from a bound portfolio containing fifty prints, each protected by individual tissue paper guards. The work exemplifies the refined academic approach characteristic of Dubufe's portraiture, rendered through the chromatic possibilities of the lithographic medium. As part of a comprehensive collection, this print demonstrates the nineteenth century practice of presenting artistic output in elegantly produced bound volumes designed for collectors.

Medium
Color lithograph from bound volume containing 50 lithographs, each with a tissue paper guard

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Guillaume Dubufe, L'Enfant, 1899

"L'Enfant" is a color lithograph by Guillaume Dubufe from a bound portfolio containing fifty prints, each protected by individual tissue paper guards. The work exemplifies the refined academic approach characteristic of Dubufe's portraiture, rendered through the chromatic possibilities of the lithographic medium. As part of a comprehensive collection, this print demonstrates the nineteenth century practice of presenting artistic output in elegantly produced bound volumes designed for collectors.

Medium
Color lithograph from bound volume containing 50 lithographs, each with a tissue paper guard
Year
1899
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Academic Art, 19th Century, Romantic Aesthetic, French Artist, Canvas, Child Portraiture, Oil Painting, Portrait, Realism, Sentimental

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Cleveland Museum of Art