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Sanguine printing

sanguine

A reddish, blood-coloured artistic medium or effect; the local phrase concerns prints in sanguine, as distinguished from prints in colour more generally.

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The Gods Are Athirst

Anatole France · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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Meaning

Lemma.

A reddish, blood-coloured artistic medium or effect; the local phrase concerns prints in sanguine, as distinguished from prints in colour more generally. The term describes a visual and technical product, not a cheerful temperament or a claim that the material contains blood. Blaise sells such prints profitably.

Places to read

  1. Chapter IX, paragraph 45Frenchdes estampes à la sanguine: Prints in sanguine. The designs originate in country sketches finished and engraved in the studio.