L'Estampe moderne, no. 3
Louis Rhead
American, 1857–1926
G. de Latenay
French, 1859–1943
Marcel Lenoir
French, 1872–1931
Paul Balluriau
French, 1860–1917
1897
A lithographic cover sheet for the Paris monthly L'Estampe Moderne (July 1897) designed to promote a subscription series of original prints by blending decorative illustration with typographic display.
You first notice a stylized, aloof woman holding a paintbrush whose sinuous hair and crisp black outlines sit beside an elegant rust‑red title and framed columns of text, so the page reads simultaneously as ornament and advertisement.
Rooted in the Art Nouveau era, this work shows how lithography and graphic design turned magazines into showcases for modern printmakers, helping to popularize original prints and a new decorative visual language.
Medium
Set of four lithographs
Dimensions
composition (see child records): dimensions vary; sheet (orientation varies; each approx.): 16 × 12" (40.7 × 30.5 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. E. Powis Jones
Accession
344.1958.1-4
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