Columbine and Harlequin

Artist Jules Chéret (French, 1836 - 1932)

Dateca. 1885-1895

MediumLithograph in sanguine on paper

DimensionsSheet: 23 3/4 × 16 7/8 inches (60.33 × 42.86 cm)

Credit LineAnonymous gift

Object number2024.30.13

SignedLL: "Cheret"

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Not on view

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European Art

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DescriptionA lithograph in sanguine on paper featuring a group of children and adults, primarily clustered along the right side of the paper. At top right is a man in a broad hat with a violin and bow in his upraised arms. Below him is the face of a woman, and beside her is another woman, dressed in a white corset. She extends her bare right leg across the picture. Below her are two children with their arms raised, almost hovering in the air. In the upper left background are some blurry indications of a building, foliage, and people.Provenance

Provenance

Gift of anonymous donor to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2024.

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