Cupids Frolicking beside a Nymph (Amours jouant auprès d'une nymphe)

1899

Ker Xavier Roussel

Associated Names
Ker Xavier Roussel

Artist, French, 1867 - 1944

Auguste Clot

Printer, French, 1858 - 1936

This is a painting of a figure in a natural setting. The painting depicts a solitary figure enveloped in an earthy color palette of browns and blues. The figure blends seamlessly with the surrounding landscape, appearing to be in motion. The figure is draped in flowing garments that ripple with movement. The overall effect is dreamlike, suggesting a mystical or otherworldly scene. The style is reminiscent of Odilon Redon, known for combining figures with dreamlike landscapes.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in colored ink on laid china paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.5 × 33.7 cm (8 1/16 × 13 1/4 in.)
    plate: 25.9 × 43 cm (10 3/16 × 16 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.5 × 52.5 cm (15 15/16 × 20 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.222

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Salomon 1968, no. 18

  • Series Title

    L'Album de Paysage: no. 5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1932d); gift to National Gallery of Art, 1950.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1950

  • Vollard, Connoisseur, National Gallery of Art, 1950 – 1951.

1955

  • Modern French Colored Lithographs from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, 1955.

Bibliography

1965

  • Kunsthalle Bremen [Christian von Heusinger, complier]. Ker-Xavier Roussel 1867-1944. Gemalde, Handzeichnungen, Druckgraphik. Bremen: 1965.

1968

  • Salomon, Jacques. Introduction a l'oeuvre gravé de K. X. Roussel. Paris: Mercure de France, 1968.

Inscriptions

Not dated. "66" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, stamped black ink. "National Gallery of Art" verso, stamped black ink.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65361073

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