Caption:
In the Snow, 1893, Ker-Xavier Roussel, French, 1867 - 1944, 13 x 7 1/2 in. (33.02 x 19.05 cm) (image), Color lithograph, France, 19th century, The small rituals of daily life were favorite subjects of the Nabis, a group of avant-garde artists active in the 1890s. Ker-Xavier Roussel rendered this dog-training scene in pure, flat shapes, with no indication of middle ground. He focused on the play of silhouettes-and the humorous fact that the prim foreground figure is someone the little dog will never please.