Aucassin and Nicolette
Date1925
Artist
Helen Farr Sloan
(American painter, 1911–2005)
MediumLinoleum block print with hand applied coloring
Dimensionscomposition: 11 3/8 × 10 1/8 in. (28.9 × 25.7 cm)
sheet: 15 1/2 × 11 1/4 in. (39.4 × 28.6 cm)
sheet: 15 1/2 × 11 1/4 in. (39.4 × 28.6 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Helen Farr Sloan, 2014
Object number2014-292
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label Text"Aucassin and Nicolette" is a medieval French chantefable—a story told in a combination of prose and verse—dating from the 12th or 13th century. Helen Farr pictured the tale in a style reminiscent of medieval illuminated manuscripts. She produced this at 14 years of age for a play staged by the King-Coit School in New York. Her classmates at this progressive theatrical school included the children of prominent New York artists: Jean Bellows (daughter of George and Emma Bellows), Pauline Manship (daughter of sculptor Paul Manship), and Mary Perrine (daughter of painter Van Dearing Perrine).
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