Stag and Flower Pattern Frame (bottom frame section)

Stag and Flower Pattern Frame (bottom frame section) — Theodore Roussel. 1897–99.

Medium: Etching and soft ground in black, yellow-brown metallic, and green-blue with plate tone, on ivory Japanese paper. Dimensions: Image/plate: 10.9 × 49.8 cm (4 5/16 × 19 5/8 in.); Sheet: 15.8 × 50 cm (6 1/4 × 19 11/16 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

To display a set of nine color etchings, first exhibited in 1899, Roussel created two etched frame designs to cover wide wood moldings. The Stag and Flower Pattern Frame has an eclectic combination of design elements, while the Lotus Pattern Frame incorporates Egyptian motifs. The two etched frame designs were printed in distinct color combinations to complement specific color prints. The Stag and Flower frame segments are related to—but not the same as—two of those color variants.

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Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.