Sagot's Gallery, 1898. Georges Alfred Bottini (French, 1874-1907). Color separation proofs in various colors ; sheet: x cm (14 13/16 x 11 1/16 in.). During the 1890s, there was a revived interest in color lithography in Paris. Originally considered a commercial art form, the medium was taken up by a growing number of printmakers as a means of formal experimentation. This print by Georges Bottini shows the shop of Edmond Sagot, a leading dealer of color lithographs during the late 1800s and early 1900s. A crowd of fashionably dressed young women gather before the windows of Sagot's s
Sagot's Gallery, 1898. Georges Alfred Bottini (French, 1874-1907). Color separation proofs in various colors ; sheet: x cm (14 13/16 x 11 1/16 in.). During the 1890s, there was a revived interest in color lithography in Paris. Originally considered a commercial art form, the medium was taken up by a growing number of printmakers as a means of formal experimentation. This print by Georges Bottini shows the shop of Edmond Sagot, a leading dealer of color lithographs during the late 1800s and early 1900s. A crowd of fashionably dressed young women gather before the windows of Sagot's shop, suggesting the growing status of color lithography at this time.
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