Children Playing: The Bath
Charron (French)
1700s
Medium
tapestry weave: silk and wool
Dimensions
101 × 114.3 cm
Classification
Tapestry
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of John L. Severance
Accession Number
1942.819
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
male
About the Artist
Charron (French)
Georges Hugnet (1906–1974) was a multifaceted French artist, poet, writer, and critic whose innovative collages and graphic works bridged Dada and Surrealism. Born in Paris on July 11, 1906, he spent much of his early childhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, returning to France around 1913. His early life and artistic training remain sparsely documented, with no records of formal art school attendanc...