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Hymn to Creation: Holy Spirit of God
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About this work
In his portfolio of eight enigmatic color lithographs, Hymn to Creation , Charles Dulac described canals, pools, forests, and storm-tossed trees in a highly personal, visual language. He concentrated on mood rather than on detail, taking the Symbolist liberty of idealizing nature without deforming it. Rather than capturing the fleeting effects of light or weather, as the Impressionists did, Dulac focused instead on momentary emotions. His landscape is a landscape of the mind.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineHymn to Creation: Holy Spirit of God, 1894. Charles Marie Dulac (French, 1865–1898). Color lithograph on chine collé; sheet: 48.9 x 62.7 cm (19 1/4 x 24 11/16 in.); image: 37.4 x 49.3 cm (14 3/4 x 19 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John Bonebrake, 2014.684
