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Henri Rivière — The Progress of the Stars: La Marche à l'Etoile Mystère en dix tableaux

Henri Rivière

The Progress of the Stars: La Marche à l'Etoile Mystère en dix tableaux

1890

Opening movement of this pioneering multimedia work establishes the mystical journey that unfolds through combined visual, poetic, and musical elements. Rivière's integration of different art forms anticipated later developments in total artwork concepts.

Medium
18 color lithographs in a Bound Volume illustrating the poetry and music of Georges Fragerolle

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Henri Rivière, The Progress of the Stars: La Marche à l'Etoile Mystère en dix tableaux, 1890

Opening movement of this pioneering multimedia work establishes the mystical journey that unfolds through combined visual, poetic, and musical elements. Rivière's integration of different art forms anticipated later developments in total artwork concepts.

Medium
18 color lithographs in a Bound Volume illustrating the poetry and music of Georges Fragerolle
Year
1890
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Lithography, Art Nouveau, French Art, Book Illustration, Sequential Narrative, Late 19th Century, Celestial Imagery, Symbolism

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