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Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower: From Behind Frémiet's Elk (Trocadero)

Henri Rivière , 1902

Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower: From Behind Frémiet's Elk (Trocadero), by Henri Rivière, 1902
Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower: From Behind Frémiet's Elk (Trocadero), by Henri Rivière, 1902

Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower: From Behind Frémiet's Elk (Trocadero) is a print by Henri Rivière. It dates from 1902 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

About this work

Overview

This print is one of a series of 36 views of the Eiffel Tower by Rivière, capturing the tower from various perspectives and under different conditions.

Subject & Meaning

The print depicts the Eiffel Tower from behind, with the Trocadéro gardens in the foreground, featuring a plaster elk sculpture wrestling with a snake, created by Emmanuel Frémiet.

Technique & Style

Rivière employed photolithography, a process that involves printing from photographs, to create this work, rather than traditional methods like carving stone.

History & Provenance

Frémiet's elk sculpture, made of plaster, was largely destroyed by 1910, while Rivière's prints offer a lasting record of the Eiffel Tower and its surroundings during a particular period.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Henri Rivière

Artist

Henri Rivière

Henri Rivière (March 11, 1864 – August 24, 1951) was a French artist and designer best known for his creation of a form of shadow play at the Chat Noir cabaret, and for his post-Impressionist illustrations of Breton landscapes and the…

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