Dawn

Theodore RousselWW-1912-120727

1912·Color etching, aquatint, soft ground, and drypoint on ivory wove paper·Image, trimmed within platemark: 67 × 31.3 cm (26 7/16 × 12 3/8 in.); Sheet: 70.6 × 35 cm (27 13/16 × 13 13/16 in.)

<p>In this work, the artist merged classical imagery of the personification of Dawn and a group of bathing nymphs with a dense veil of foliage and fog. The largest and in many ways most ambitious of Roussel’s prints, <em>Dawn</em> was created from 13 copper and zinc plates; the plate dedicated to the figure at the top was taken through ten states. This finished impression retains narrow margins showing the registration lines used to guide the multiplate printing process.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1912
Medium: Color etching, aquatint, soft ground, and drypoint on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: Image, trimmed within platemark: 67 × 31.3 cm (26 7/16 × 12 3/8 in.); Sheet: 70.6 × 35 cm (27 13/16 × 13 13/16 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Theodore Roussel

Artist

Theodore Roussel

Painting

Theodore Casimir Roussel (1847–1926) was a French-born English painter and graphic artist, best known for his landscapes and genre scenes.

Great Britain

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