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Henri Rivière — The Progress of the Stars: Les Lépreux

Henri Rivière

The Progress of the Stars: Les Lépreux

1890

Addressing social outcasts with compassion and dignity, Rivière employs his signature style of bold outlines and atmospheric color washes to create images that resonate with the accompanying musical score.

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: Les Lépreux, 1890

Addressing social outcasts with compassion and dignity, Rivière employs his signature style of bold outlines and atmospheric color washes to create images that resonate with the accompanying musical score.

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

Poetry, French, Color, 19th Century, Literary, Book, Decorative, Narrative, Multicolor, Lithograph

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