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Written by: Nil TunaResearcher · Old Master Paintings
Old Master Paintings · Catalogue no. 18118
Pierre Roche

Frontispiece/ Title Page

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byCleveland Museum of Art
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Although best known as a sculptor, Roche was a versatile and prolific artist who worked in many mediums. Loïe Fuller, the pioneer of modern dance who took Paris by storm in 1892, was one of his favorite subjects. He portrayed her in clay, bronze, marble, plaster, and in a series of gypsographs that illustrated an essay by the art critic Roger Marx. The book was described as "a precious monument to Loïe Fuller."

Artist / MakerPierre Roche
Date1904
Culture / OriginFrance, early 20th Century
Mediumgypsograph
DepartmentPrints
TypeBound Volume
About the Artist

BiographyPierre Roche (1855–1922) — French sculptor and painter (1855-1922).Pierre Roche worked as sculptor, painter, medalist, ceramicist and engraver and is associated with France. Their documented life spans the years 1855 to 1922, born in former 4th arrondissement of Paris, died in Paris.Disciplinessculptor, painter, medalist, ceramicist, engraverBorn1855, former 4th arrondissement of ParisDied1922, ParisNationalityFranceSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →

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