The Park (Le Parc) from L'Estampe moderne, no. 3

G. de Latenay

1897

This color lithograph by G. de Latenay shows women gathered around a small fountain in a highly stylized park, using flat washes and decorative line to transform a garden into an elegant, ornamental tableau.

What first hits you is the patterned calm—rhythmic rows of bare-limbed trees, clipped orange topiaries in square tubs and pastel greens and pinks, with the figures reduced to graceful, schematic silhouettes that feel integrated into the foliage.

Published in the 1897 L'Estampe moderne series, the print reflects the late‑19th‑century revival of original lithography and the era’s Japonisme/Art Nouveau taste, helping make artist-made prints desirable and accessible for modern interiors.

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Exhibitions

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1952

Paris at War: 16 Gouaches by Bernard Lamotte

1940

The Lillie P. Bliss Collection, 1934

1934