Le Lion

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Le Lion

Entry/Object ID

2011.04.07

Description

Print of a dandelion going to seed; print is matted and framed by professional/commercial business. The colors shift in the dandelion from black, brown, light brown to orange. The veins of the flower are prominent in the etching itself. It looks as if the ink was splattered all across the paper to mimic the spreading of dandelion seeds itself.

Type of Print

Etching

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, ink

Subject

An abstract sketchy dandelion. It is expressionistic and has sharp movement to it. It ranges in browns, blacks and oranges.

Acquisition

Accession

2011.04

Source or Donor

Ray Anne Shrader

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Ray Anne Shrader

Made/Created

Artist

Georges Vial

Date made

1980

Time Period

20th Century

Edition

2/99

Edition Size

Edition Number

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Print number and run

Location

lower left before image

Transcription

2/99

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Type

Title

Location

lower center below image

Transcription

le lion

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Type

Signature

Location

lower right below image

Transcription

Georges Vial

Material/Technique

Pencil, In Artist's Hand

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

30 x 23 1/2

Color

Black, Brown, Gray, Yellow, Orange

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Source Notes

Role

Information provided by source.

Notes

Dr. Ray Anne Shrader (1930-2017), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Galleries in 2011