L’enterrement au parapluies [Funeral under the Umbrellas]
Artist: Henri Rivière (French, 1864-1951)
Date: 1891
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 15/16 x 13 9/16 in. (507 x 344mm);
Image: 13 5/8 x 9 5/8 in.
Medium: Color woodcut
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Frederick B. and Kate L. Shoemaker Fund
Object number: 2000.48
Label Text:Henri Rivière’s print is a French version of one of Japanese artist Andō Hiroshige’s (1797–1858) most famous color woodcuts. Beginning in 1889, Rivière was instrumental in introducing into French art the techniques of Japanese polychrome woodcuts. In complex, labor-intensive procedures, he cut the woodblocks, mixed the water-based inks, applied them by hand, and printed each impression without a press. Each color necessitated a separate woodblock; this print employed six. His interest in the flattened compositional space, dramatic points of view, strong light-dark contrasts, and delicate colors of Hiroshige’s prints are evident in this work. The dramatic angle of view, rich colors, and wash-like transitions provide the foundation for the strong visual and emotional effect this work creates.
DescriptionColor woodcut printed from six blocks on thin laid Japan paper with wide margins
Not on view
In Collection(s)