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Henri Rivière — The Progress of the Stars: Overture

Henri Rivière

The Progress of the Stars: Overture

1890

Introductory image to this multimedia masterpiece establishes the cosmic themes that run throughout the work. Rivière's collaboration with poet and composer Georges Fragerolle created one of the most ambitious artistic syntheses of the 1890s.

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: Overture, 1890

Introductory image to this multimedia masterpiece establishes the cosmic themes that run throughout the work. Rivière's collaboration with poet and composer Georges Fragerolle created one of the most ambitious artistic syntheses of the 1890s.

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

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French, Symbolic, Celestial, 19th Century, Decorative Arts, Illustrative, Color Lithograph, Whimsical, Astronomy, Book Art

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