The Elderberry I (Le Sureau I)
Artist
Paul Berthon
(French, 1848 - 1909)
Dateca. 1899
MediumColor-lithographed decorative panel on paper
DimensionsImage: 31 5/8 x 10 1/2 inches (80.33 x 26.67 cm)
Sheet: 34 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches (88.27 x 32.39 cm)
Sheet: 34 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches (88.27 x 32.39 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rokoff
Object numberF91-68
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Exhibition History[No known exhibitions at this time]
Large decorative panels like this were a specialty of the Art Nouveau artist and printmaker Paul Berthon. Here we see the hallmarks of the Art Nouveau style: flattened forms, long graceful lines and motifs depicting plants and the human figure. Berthon’s style and technique were both cutting edge. He used color lithography (a form of printmaking using a stone or plate), which was relatively new in the 1890s.
With Michael (1939-2007) and Donna (née Marie, b. 1935) Rokoff, Payson, AZ, by March 16, 1992;
Given by Michael and Donna Rokoff to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1992.
Victor Arwas, Berthon and Grasset (London: Academy Editions, 1978), no. 49.
George L. McKenna, Prints, 1460-1995 (Kansas City, MO: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 1996), 295, as Elderberry I (Le Sureau I).
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