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Barque de Pecheurs

1874

Adolphe Appian

Associated Names

Adolphe Appian

Artist, French, 1818 - 1898

The image shows a seascape with fishing boats anchored in calm waters. A horizon line is slightly above the midpoint, with buildings and hilly terrain visible. The boats are central, with a person rowing a small boat nearby. The etching lines create texture in the waves and clouds. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of gray and black.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching on laid paper
Credit Line

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

overall: 13.9 x 22.4 cm (5 1/2 x 8 13/16 in.)
Accession Number

2000.7.2
Catalogue Raisonné

Curtis/Proute 1968, no. 40, State undesc. state

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Gaillard F. Ravenel and Frances P. Smyth-Ravenel Fund

Exhibition History

2000

Drawings and Prints from the Permanent Collection (Summer 2000), National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000, as Barque du Pecheurs.

Bibliography

1968

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

Inscriptions

lower left in image: APPIAN 1874; across bottom of plate: BARQUE DE PECHEURS

Wikidata ID

Q75425858

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