Accession Number
1964/2.149

Title
Imperia

Artist(s)
Henry Plisson

Artist Nationality
French (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
circa 1930-1964

Medium & Support
lithograph on Rives paper

Dimensions
15 in x 22 1/16 in (38.1 cm x 56.04 cm);22 1/16 in x 28 1/16 in (56.04 cm x 71.28 cm);15 in x 22 1/16 in (38.1 cm x 56.04 cm);12 3/4 in x 18 3/4 in (32.38 cm x 47.63 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Kripke

Subject matter
Here Plisson has depicted an idyllic scene of the seaside city of Imperia, located just across the border from France in Italy. Plisson studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and then went on to be included in a number of important shows, including the Salon des Indépendants (1932 & 1943) and the Salon d'Automne (1932 & 1941). He was a great traveler, as can be seen in this scene. The soft colors reflect the seaside location, while the flat planes of color show engagement with modernist abstraction and are typical of his prints and painting of the period.

Physical Description
This color lithograph shows a street scene with pink, white and blue buildings, with the windows colored in yellow-green. It depicts a kind of plaza surrounded by buildings. There are a number of figures dispersed throughout the print. For example, at the center, there is a staricase where there are two figures dressed in black robes at the base, on the right. Another figure at the center in pink points towards the right. The print is signed (l.r.) "H. Plisson" and numbered (l.l.) "167/200" in pencil.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Cityscapes
French (culture or style)
buildings
coastal towns
color lithographs
modern and contemporary art
nuns
street scenes