id: 159787 accession number: 1997.140 share license status: Copyrighted url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1997.140 updated: 2023-03-15 15:46:27.882000 Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower, 1902. Henri Rivière (French, 1864–1951). Color lithograph; sheet: 43.2 x 50.8 cm (17 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1997.140 © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris title: Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1902 creation date earliest: 1902 creation date latest: 1902 current location: creditline: John L. Severance Fund copyright: © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris --- culture: France, 20th century technique: color lithograph department: Prints collection: PR - Lithograph type: Bound Volume find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Henri Rivière (French, 1864–1951) - artist --- measurements: Sheet: 43.2 x 50.8 cm (17 x 20 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: A Passion for Prints: The John Bonebrake Donation opening date: 2011-10-02T00:00:00 A Passion for Prints: The John Bonebrake Donation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 2, 2011-January 29, 2012). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: The Eiffel Tower, erected in 1889 for the Paris Universal Exposition, reached almost double the height of any other structure yet built and thus symbolized modern technology, the new age of iron over stone. Rivière was the first artist to investigate the pictorial possibilities of the Tower and its effect on the Paris cityscape. His 36 lithographs, based on drawings he made during the monument's construction between 1887 and 1892, depict the Tower from many different vantage points, even as a speck in the distance of a bucolic country scene. Rivière's prints emphasize that the Eiffel Tower was omnipresent within the greater urban and suburban landscape of Paris; amazingly it still maintains its visual dominance over the city today. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES