Au Valromey

1868

Adolphe Appian

Associated Names
Adolphe Appian

Artist, French, 1818 - 1898

The image shows a landscape with a river or stream reflecting the surrounding terrain. The horizon is in the center, where the rugged terrain meets the sky. On the left, there are rock formations and foliage, while the right side features tall trees with bare branches reaching upwards. The texture is detailed with fine lines creating shadows, forms, and intricate details. The color palette is mainly dark lines on a light background, typical of a monochrome etching. The water flows from the foreground towards the distance, leading the eye towards rocky cliffs and trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with drypoint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gaillard F. Ravenel and Frances P. Smyth-Ravenel

  • Dimensions

    image: 10 x 19.1 cm (3 15/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
    plate: 13.8 x 23.8 cm (5 7/16 x 9 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 14.2 x 24.2 cm (5 9/16 x 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.7.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Curtis/Proute 1968, no. 25, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gaillard F. Ravenel and Frances P. Smyth-Ravenel, Washington D.C.; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850-1900, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; NGA; Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, 2009 - 2010

Bibliography

1968

  • Curtis, Atherton and Paul Proute. Adolphe Appian, son oeuvre grave et lithographie. Paris: Paul Proute, 1968.

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: APPIAN / 1868; upper right above plate: 6.; lower left below image in plate: Appian sculp.; lower right below image in plate: Imp. Delâtre, Paris; lower center in plate: AU VALROMEY (AIN) / (Vallis Romana sous Jules César); lower left in plate: CADART & LUCE, Editeurs, Rue Nve des Mathurins, 58

Wikidata ID

Q75425856

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