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Napoléon

Auguste Herbin

Artwork Details

Napoléon
1949
Auguste Herbin
screenprint on paper
29 1/2 in x 23 11/16 in (74.93 cm x 60.17 cm);21 5/16 in x 14 3/8 in (54.13 cm x 36.51 cm)
Gift of Jack A. and Noreen Rounick
2004/2.66

Description

Subject Matter:

After his earlier painting, "Napoléon I" (1949, Musée Mattisse), this composition is characteristic of Herbin's works exploring the relationship between color and form. He was interested in how these elements could be arranged to communicate meaning.

Physical Description:

This screenprint has bands of black with white circles, squares, and triangles along top and bottom edge. A large yellow triangle takes up most of the right side, and other green, red, and pink shapes are throughout. The print has a studio stamp in black ink (l.r.) "herbin" and is numbered in pencil (l.l.) "148/150".

Usage Rights:

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