Bernard Boutet de Monvel

Le Lion

Maker

Bernard Boutet de Monvel (French, 1884-1949), designer

Title

Le Lion

Year

1907

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

aquatint

Supports

Dimensions

Plate: 20 x 17.8 cm (7 7/8 x 7 inches)

Identification

Edition

6/100

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.1438

Type

Exhibition History

Artist, Rebel, Dandy
Men of Fashion
Apr 26, 2013 – Aug 18, 2013

Label copy

The liberated and graceful men populating the Parisian urban landscape were celebrated in illustrations such as this etching by Bernard Boutet de Monvel, a stylish artist himself. They show the modish gentleman as a well-groomed and artistic type Balzac, Barbey d'Aurevilly, and Baudelaire might easily have aspired to, and inspired. Boutet de Monvel's color etchings were featured in a traveling exhibition presented at the Rhode Island School of Design in 1912. The exhibition featured several portrayals of dandies, including Beau Brummell and this French flaneur, dubbed "le Lion."

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Bernard Boutet de Monvel (French, 1884-1949), designer
Le Lion, 1907
Color etching and aquatint on wove paper
Plate: 20 x 17.8 cm (7 7/8 x 7 inches)
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.1438

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