A Man Gazing across a Still Pond

1640

Laurent de La Hyre

Associated Names
Laurent de La Hyre

Artist, French, 1606 - 1656

The image shows a pastoral scene with a person standing near water, a figure with a staff surrounded by grass and rocks, looking towards the landscape. The horizon with hills and sparse foliage is low in the image. The brushstrokes create texture and depth with detailed etching lines. The color palette is monochrome using different shades of ink. Trees and hills recede in the distance, with birds flying in the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.42

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Robert-Dumesnil, no. 31

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(R.E. Lewis, Inc., San Anselmo, CA); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased October 3, 1971; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1967

  • Robert-Dumesnil, A.P.F. Le peintre-graveur francais, ou catalogue raisonne des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole francaise, ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de M. Bartsch. Reprint (11 vols. in 6). Paris: F. deNobe

Wikidata ID

Q76347190

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