The Garden, 1900
Georges Joseph Laurent Lemmenexpand_more
Lithograph in brown inkexpand_more
The Richard Lewis Hillstrom Fundexpand_more 2017.117.3
Not on Viewexpand_more
In 1891, Georges Lemmen had written of the French artist Odilon Redon, “As a lithographer, Mr. Redon possesses admirable qualities as a technician. He is an admirable colorist in black and white.” Here Lemmen shows himself to be a colorist in brown and white. He takes the most drab of all tones and treats us to a symphony of sunlight playing over wood, brick, stone, plants, and glass. Our eyes can walk like cats atop the maze of garden walls between the rows of houses and outbuildings, and, like cats, we must occasionally pause to look carefully at our surroundings.
Details
- Title
- The Garden
- Artist Life
- 1865–1916
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2017.117.3
- Provenance
- (James A. Bergquist, Newton, Mass.)
- Curator Approved
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