Environs de Dieppe

1832

Eugène Isabey

Associated Names
Eugène Isabey

Artist, French, 1803 - 1886

The image displays a coastal scene with rugged cliffs on the left. The horizon is at the top, and the cliffs form a jagged line against the cloudy sky. The style is detailed, capturing the texture of the rocks and clouds. The color palette is monochrome, with varying shades of black and brown. Close to us are rocky terrain and small dark structures near the cliffs. Further away, a ship with a sail is seen in the sea.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.2 x 28.8 cm (8 3/8 x 11 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 33.7 x 46.6 cm (13 1/4 x 18 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.36

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Curtis 1939, no. 64, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank Baker Bristow [b. 1885], VA (Lugt 982a). Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1939

  • Curtis, Atherton. Catalogue de l'oeuvre lithographie et grave de R. P. Bonington. Paris: Paul Proute, 1939.

Inscriptions

lower left in stone: LIth. par Eug. Isabey. / Paris, publié par Morlot, Galerie Vivienne 26; lower right in stone: Impr. par C. Motte / London, Published by (not deciphered), 26 Hay Market; lower center in plate: Environs de Dieppe

Wikidata ID

Q76339235

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