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Actualités: Un Philantrope à la mode

Clémente Pruche , 1841

Actualités: Un Philantrope à la mode, by Clémente Pruche, 1841
Actualités: Un Philantrope à la mode, by Clémente Pruche, 1841

Actualités: Un Philantrope à la mode is a print by the Romanticist artist Clémente Pruche. It dates from 1841 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

About this work

Overview

Actualités: Un Philantrope à la mode is a 1841 print by Clémente Pruche, held at The Cleveland Museum of Art.

Subject & Meaning

The print depicts a top-hatted man observing another man through a window, where a sign indicates a 'Bureau des reclamations' and a charity subscription for 'Indigènes du Midi' is underway. The scene suggests a philanthropic act is being witnessed or facilitated.

Technique & Style

The work is characteristic of Romanticism, emphasizing emotional and imaginative themes. The composition focuses on the interaction between the two figures, set against a backdrop of a bureaucratic environment.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Clémente Pruche

Artist

Clémente Pruche

Clémente Pruche (1811–1890) was a French artist, born in Paris.

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