In the Snow 1893

color-lithograph, print

photo of handprinted image

toned paper

water colours

muted colour palette

color-lithograph

print

teenage art

possibly oil pastel

negative

underpainting

france

watercolour illustration

watercolor

"In the Snow" is a lithograph by French artist Ker-Xavier Roussel, created in 1893. The artwork depicts two women in black dresses in a snowy landscape. The woman in the foreground is seated, while the other woman is bent down, seemingly interacting with a small dog. The use of black and white with subtle hints of color create a sense of depth and atmosphere. Roussel's distinctive style, characterized by expressive lines and stylized figures, is evident in this piece. This print is currently housed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

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minneapolisinstituteofart about 1 year ago

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The small rituals of daily life were favorite subjects of the Nabis, a group of avant-garde artists active in the 1890s. Ker-Xavier Roussel rendered this dog-training scene in pure, flat shapes, with no indication of middle ground. He focused on the play of silhouettes-and the humorous fact that the prim foreground figure is someone the little dog will never please. This impression is most fascinating, however, for the drastic misprinting of the green ink. The shift to the right, resulting in blank trees and a green shadow along the main figure's profile, suggests that the paper was misaligned by the printer or accidentally moved while in the press. More likely, this was a trial proof that was never intended to leave printer Edouard Ancourt's workshop. It may have been used to check colors or the integrity of the lithographic stone before the final print was approved.