id: 171200 accession number: 2013.86.10 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.86.10 updated: 2022-01-04 17:58:33.368000 Embers Glow, 1890-1897. Theodore Roussel (French, 1847-1926). Color etching and aquatint mounted on original aquatint mount with etched and aquatinted framing papers surrounding the impression; sheet: 24.3 x 20.4 cm (9 9/16 x 8 1/16 in.); framed: 50.5 x 41.7 x 7 cm (19 7/8 x 16 7/16 x 2 3/4 in.); paper: 37.8 x 29.3 cm (14 7/8 x 11 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 2013.86.10 title: Embers Glow title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1890-1897 creation date earliest: 1890 creation date latest: 1897 current location: creditline: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland copyright: --- culture: France, 19th century technique: color etching and aquatint mounted on original aquatint mount with etched and aquatinted framing papers surrounding the impression department: Prints collection: PR - Aquatint type: Print find spot: catalogue raisonne: Hausberg 146 --- CREATORS * Theodore Roussel (French, 1847-1926) - artist --- measurements: Sheet: 24.3 x 20.4 cm (9 9/16 x 8 1/16 in.); Framed: 50.5 x 41.7 x 7 cm (19 7/8 x 16 7/16 x 2 3/4 in.); Paper: 37.8 x 29.3 cm (14 7/8 x 11 9/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: description: wove paper watermarks: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Print Club of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 2013 footnotes: citations: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 2013- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: Theodore Roussel was one of the few artists to use metallic ink in his printing around the time this print was made. digital description: French artist Theodore Roussel took up etching while living in London during the late 1880s, developing his own techniques and distinctive style. Here, Roussel used aquatint to show a nude woman dimly lit by a fire. To accurately represent the evocative lighting described in the work’s title, Roussel mixed pigments to produce his own inks and carefully applied them to the plate with stencils. He also developed a method of registration so that the mat and frame—both his own printed designs—aligned precisely with the image. wall description: French artist Theodore Roussel took up etching while living in London during the late 1880s, developing his own techniques and distinctive style. Here, Roussel used aquatint to show a nude woman dimly lit by a fire. To accurately represent the evocative lighting described in the work’s title, Roussel mixed pigments to produce his own inks and carefully applied them to the plate with stencils. He also developed a method of registration so that the mat and frame—both his own printed designs—aligned precisely with the image. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2013.86.10/2013.86.10_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2013.86.10/2013.86.10_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2013.86.10/2013.86.10_full.tif