# Sculptress

**Eugène Grasset** (French, 1841–1917)  
1897  
lithograph with watercolor added by hand  
Sheet: 64.5 x 49.5 cm (25 3/8 x 19 1/2 in.); Image: 53.1 x 37 cm (20 7/8 x 14 9/16 in.)

Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1986.136. [The museum's record](https://clevelandart.org/art/1986.136).

## About this work

Grasset, greatly influenced by the art of Japan, Persia, and Egypt, created designs for stained glass windows, furniture, tapestries, and fabrics. This female allegory of Sculpture was meant for an 1898 exhibition poster. Only the black areas and lines were printed. Rather than using a separate stone to print each color, watercolor was applied with the aid of a stencil.

_Text from the Cleveland Museum of Art._

Eugène Grasset painted this in 1897, aged 56. It is now at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

### How it was made

- **Lithograph.** Drawn on limestone with a greasy crayon or ink. The stone is kept damp, and the oily printing ink clings only to the drawing. Invented in the 1790s, it let artists print exactly as they drew.
- **Watercolour.** Pigment in gum arabic, thinned with water and laid in transparent washes. Nothing white is painted: the light is the paper showing through.

### [Eugène Grasset](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/eugene-grasset)

French, 1841–1917

## Facts

- Type: Print
- Culture: France, 19th century
- The artist was 56
- Real size: about 25 × 19 in (65 × 50 cm). The 18 × 24 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 19th century
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/737.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/737/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/sculptress-cma-153129).