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The Queen of the Fishes: Plate 6

Lucien Pissarro1894

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

Pissarro, son of the French Impressionist artist Camille Pissarro, moved to England in 1890. By 1894 he and his wife, Esther Bensusan Pissarro, had bought a printing press and established the Eragny Press. Influenced by William Morris, they were involved in every step of the production process: designing, cutting the woodblocks, setting type, and printing. The first book published by Ergany Press, The Queen of the Fishes, is based on an old fairy tale in which a peasant boy and girl escape the hardships of their lives by fantasizing that they have been turned into a giant oak and a splendid fish, respectively.

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  • Title: The Queen of the Fishes: Plate 6
  • Creator: Lucien Pissarro (British, 1863-1944)
  • Date Created: 1894
  • Physical Dimensions: Book page: 19.2 x 13.3 cm (7 9/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
  • Provenance: John Quin
  • Type: Bound Volume
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1970.50.f
  • Medium: color woodcut
  • Department: Prints
  • Culture: England, 19th century
  • Credit Line: Gift of Henry H. Hawley for the fiftieth anniversary of The Print Club of Cleveland
  • Collection: PR - Woodcut
  • Accession Number: 1970.50.f
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