Stag and Flower Pattern Frame (top frame section)

1897·Etching and soft ground in yellow-brown metallic and black on ivory laid paper·Image, trimmed within platemark: 10.9 × 47.4 cm (4 5/16 × 18 11/16 in.); Sheet, with signature tab: 12.2 × 47.4 cm (4 13/16 × 18 11/16 in.)

To display a set of nine color etchings, first exhibited in 1899, Roussel created two etched frame designs to cover wide wood moldings. The Stag and Flower Pattern Frame has an eclectic combination of design elements, while the Lotus Pattern Frame incorporates Egyptian motifs. The two etched frame designs were printed in distinct color combinations to complement specific color prints. The Stag and Flower frame segments are related to—but not the same as—two of those color variants.

Catalogue

Year: 1897
Medium: Etching and soft ground in yellow-brown metallic and black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Image, trimmed within platemark: 10.9 × 47.4 cm (4 5/16 × 18 11/16 in.); Sheet, with signature tab: 12.2 × 47.4 cm (4 13/16 × 18 11/16 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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