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Jean-François Raffaëlli — The Rag Picker

Jean-François Raffaëlli

The Rag Picker

1911

Bold printmaking techniques merge to depict urban poverty with unflinching social realism, reflecting the artist's commitment to documenting the marginalized classes of modern Paris.

Medium
etching, drypoint and aquatint

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Jean-François Raffaëlli, The Rag Picker, 1911

Bold printmaking techniques merge to depict urban poverty with unflinching social realism, reflecting the artist's commitment to documenting the marginalized classes of modern Paris.

Medium
etching, drypoint and aquatint
Year
1911
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Monochrome, French, Figure, 19th Century, Etching, Expressive, Social Commentary, Working Class, Portrait, Realism

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