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Trembling Woods
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The coloration of the trees in the background, where the tone modulates from dark in the foliage to lighter and lighter in the trunks, was achieved with a technique borrowed from Japanese color woodcuts. The art of Japan is also apparent in the monochrome flower pattern above and below the image that imitates the silk scrolls on which paintings are hung. The poem, by Charles Cros, can be translated as: Shivering trees / Starry sky / My well-beloved has gone away / Taking with him my broken heart / Wind, let your plaintive murmurs / And you nightingale let your songs / Tell him that I am dying
| Artist / Maker | George Auriol |
|---|---|
| Date | 1893 |
| Culture / Origin | France, 19th century |
| Medium | lithograph, printed in color |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 58.4 x 32.5 cm (23 x 12 13/16 in.); Image: 49.7 x 32.5 cm (19 9/16 x 12 13/16 in.) |
| Department | Prints |
| Type |
About the Artist
BiographyGeorge Auriol (1863–1938) — French musician, writer and artist (1863-1938).George Auriol worked as type designer, poet, graphic designer, printer and painter and is associated with France. Their documented life spans the years 1863 to 1938, born in Beauvais, died in Paris.Disciplinestype designer, poet, graphic designer, printer, painterBorn1863, BeauvaisDied1938, ParisNationalityFranceSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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