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Eugène Carrière · c. 1875–1900 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Eugène Carrière was known for the evocative, hazy brushwork he used throughout various media. Executed in his signature style, this drawing likely depicts the artist's family studying a book together. Carrière favored such intimate domestic scenes, using ethereal ochre marks to allow his subjects to blend into their surroundings. Eugène Carrière's close friend, the sculptor Auguste Rodin, once said of the artist that he "sculpts in shadow."
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- Maker
- Eugène Carrière (French, 1849–1906)
- Date
- c. 1875–1900
- Medium
- brush and brown ink
- Dimensions
- Image: 33 x 27 cm (13 x 10 5/8 in.); Sheet: 41.8 x 66.6 cm (16 7/16 x 26 1/4 in.)
- Place of origin
- France
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
