Petit vague montante, pointe de La Haye (Small Wave Rising, Pointe de la Haye) (L'Eume apres la Vague), Henri Rivière

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Henri Rivière, Petit vague montante, pointe de La Haye (Small Wave Rising, Pointe de la Haye) (L'Eume apres la Vague)
Henri Rivière, Petit vague montante, pointe de La Haye (Small Wave Rising, Pointe de la Haye) (L'Eume apres la Vague)
Henri Rivière
Petit vague montante, pointe de La Haye (Small Wave Rising, Pointe de la Haye) (L'Eume apres la Vague)
1892
Henri Rivière
1864–1951
Petit vague montante, pointe de La Haye (Small Wave Rising, Pointe de la Haye) (L'Eume apres la Vague), 1892
Portfolio/Series title: La Mer: Études des Vagues (The Sea. Studies of Waves)
Where object was made: France
Material/technique: laid paper; color woodcut
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 225 x 345 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 8 7/8 x 13 9/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 347 x 520 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 13 11/16 x 20 1/2 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 20 x 25 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Letha Churchill Walker Memorial Art Fund
Accession number: 1988.0001
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Inspired by Japan," Mar-2003, Cori Sherman Stylistic similarities to this image can be found in the wave studies in volumes V and VII (1815 and 1817) of Hokusai’s famous Manga albums. And certainly the Japanese artist’s Great Wave off Kanagawa (also included in this exhibition) may have provided visual inspiration for the French printmaker. The seascape’s indistinguishable horizon line and simplified forms of unmodulated, outlined color demonstrate a keen appreciation for Japanese graphic style. The artist’s red monogram in the upper right corner, echoing Asian seals, provides the finishing touch of Japonisme to the composition.