
Lakeside Town (Cité lacustre) from L'Estampe moderne, no. 20
1897 · One from a set of four lithographs
composition: 12 1/2 × 9 13/16" (31.8 × 24.9 cm); sheet: 16 1/16 × 12 1/16" (40.8 × 30.6 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
Fernand Cormon was a French painter and sculptor associated with academic realism and historical subjects in the late 19th century. Active in Paris during a period of institutional dominance, he worked across large-scale narrative compositions and portrait sculpture. His practice emphasized classical training and representational precision, engaging with themes drawn from antiquity and contemporary life.
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