Antique Print Department
313 Occidental Ave S. • Seattle, WA 98104 (Map)
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Henri Rivière (French, 1864-1951)
The Verneau Lithographs
An accomplished printmaker, photographer, and set designer, Henri Rivière is remembered as one of the foremost proponents of Japonisme, the French fascination with all things Japanese at the close of the 19th century. Inspired by the possibilities of lithography to render rich, atmospheric images in full color, he enlisted Eugène Verneau in 1897 to assist him in producing the most ambitious project in color printmaking Europe had seen to date. Through this collaboration with Verneau, Rivière was able to translate his panoramic Japonist landscapes of Paris and Brittany into over sixty monumental color lithographs involving the execution and registration of dozens of limestones (often larger than 30 x 40 inches.)
This page is an exhibition archive. We do not currently have any lithographs by Henri Rivière in the gallery, however we are always glad to take your interest or see if we can locate a specific subject.
Lavoir à Tréboul (Doing Laundry at Tréboul)
Plate 12 for Le Beau Pays de Bretagne. Color lithograph, 1909. Published by Eugène Verneau, Paris. Signed in the stone.
9 x 14 inches.
[28550]
Loguivy le Soir (Loguivy at Evening)
Plate 7 for Le Beau Pays de Bretagne. Color lithograph, 1904. Published by Eugène Verneau, Paris. Signed in the stone.
9 x 14 inches.
[28547]
Le Pont des Saints-Pères et le Louvre (The Saints-Pères Bridge and the Louvre)
Plate 6 for Paysages Parisiens. Color lithograph, 1900. Published by Eugène Verneau, Paris. Signed in the stone.
20-1/2 x 32-1/4 inches.
[28538]
La Falaise (The Cliff)
Plate 3 for Les Aspects de la Nature. Color lithograph, 1897. Published by Eugène Verneau, Paris. Signed in the stone.
21-1/2 x 32-5/8 inches.
[28534]
Le Coucher du Soleil (The Sunset)
Plate 11 for Les Aspects de la Nature. Color lithograph, 1898. Published by Eugène Verneau, Paris. Signed in the stone.
21-1/2 x 32-5/8 inches.
[28536]
Le Port de Ploumanach (The Port at Ploumanach)
Plate 17 for Le Beau Pays de Bretagne. Color lithograph, 1914. Published by Eugène Verneau, Paris. Signed in the stone.
9 x 14 inches.
[28551]
Le Fleuve (The River)
Plate 6 for Les Aspects de la Nature. Color lithograph, 1897. Published by Eugène Verneau, Paris. Signed in the stone.
21-1/2 x 32-5/8 inches.
[28535]
Paris Vue de Montmartre (Paris Viewed from Montmartre)
Plate 2 for Paysages Parisiens. Color lithograph, 1900. Published by Eugène Verneau, Paris. Signed in the stone.
20-1/2 x 32-1/4 inches.
[28537]
Arrivée de Bateaux à Tréboul (The Boats Arriving at Tréboul)
Plate 97 for Le Beau Pays de Bretagne. Color lithograph, 1906. Published by Eugène Verneau, Paris. Signed in the stone.
9 x 14 inches.
[28548]
La Baie de Douarnenez (The Bay of Douarnenez)
Plate 19 for Le Beau Pays de Bretagne. Color lithograph, 1916. Published by Eugène Verneau, Paris. Signed in the stone.
9 x 14 inches.
[28552]
Le Port (The Port)
Plate 1 for Au Vent de Noroit. Color lithograph, 1906. Published by Eugène Verneau, Paris. Signed in the stone.
14-3/4 x 19-5/8 inches.
[28544]
La Balise sur le Trieux (The Lighthouse on the Trieux)
Plate 11 for Le Beau Pays de Bretagne. Color lithograph, 1908. Published by Eugène Verneau, Paris. Signed in the stone.
9 x 14 inches.
[28549]
Les Mousses (The Cabin Boys)
Plate 3 for Au Vent de Noroit. Color lithograph, 1906. Published by Eugène Verneau, Paris. Signed in the stone.
14-3/4 x 19-5/8 inches.
[28546]
L’Averse (The Shower)
Plate 7 for La Féerie des Heures. Color lithograph, 1901. Published by Eugène Verneau, Paris. Signed in the stone.
9-3/8 x 23-1/2 inches.
[28541]
Le Travail aux Champs (Work in the Fields)
Plate 2 for Au Vent de Noroit. Color lithograph, 1906. Published by Eugène Verneau, Paris. Signed in the stone.
14-3/4 x 19-5/8 inches.
[28545]
L’Aube (Dawn)
Plate 1 for La Féerie des Heures. Color lithograph, 1901. Published by Eugène Verneau, Paris. Signed in the stone.
9-3/8 x 23-1/2 inches.
[28539]
Le Premier Quartier (First Quarter)
Plate 5 for La Féerie des Heures. Color lithograph, 1901. Published by Eugène Verneau, Paris. Signed in the stone.
23-1/2 x 9-3/8 inches.
[28540]
Le Vent (The Wind)
Plate 8 for La Féerie des Heures. Color lithograph, 1901. Published by Eugène Verneau, Paris. Signed in the stone.
23-1/2 x 9-3/8 inches.
[28542]
Le Crépuscle (Twilight)
Plate 12 for La Féerie des Heures. Color lithograph, 1901. Published by Eugène Verneau, Paris. Signed in the stone.
23-1/2 x 9-3/8 inches.
[28543]
Le Bois de Hêtres à Kerzarden (The Beech Woods at Kerzarden)
Plate 7 for Le Beau Pays de Bretagne. Color lithograph, 1917. Published by Eugène Verneau, Paris. Signed in the stone.
9 x 14 inches.
[28553]
