Morphinomaniac

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Morphinomaniac

1897

Eugène Grasset (Swiss, 1841–1917) Published by Ambroise Vollard, Paris (1867–1939)

Grasset seems to have based this frightening image of a crazed drug addict on a woodcut by Utamaro depicting a much-loved pair in Japanese folklore—Yamauba, a woman abandoned in the wilds (always identifiable by an unruly mane of dark hair), and her burly son, Kintaro.

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Object Details

Titles:

Morphinomaniac
From L'Album d'estampes originales de la Galerie Vollard

Date:

1897

Artists:

Eugène Grasset (Swiss, 1841–1917) Published by Ambroise Vollard, Paris (1867–1939)

Medium:

Color lithograph

Dimensions:

Image: 16 1/4 x 12 5/16 inches (41.3 x 31.3 cm) Sheet: 22 7/16 x 16 3/4 inches (57 x 42.5 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the SmithKline Beckman Corporation Fund, 1983

Accession Number:

1983-99-1

Geography:

Made in Paris, France, Europe

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