Radoub d'une Barque à la Marée Basse (Refitting of a Ship at Low Tide)

1833

Eugène Isabey

Associated Names
Eugène Isabey

Artist, French, 1803 - 1886

The image shows a scene with the shore and buildings against a steep cliff on the left. The horizon is high with cliffs and structures leading the eyes upward. Figures and a boat are visible on a beach or rocky shore, with more figures near boats in the distance, possibly involved in repair or maintenance. The lithographic technique provides detailed textures, especially in the rocky surfaces and sky. The color palette is monochromatic using black, white, and gray tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    overall: 55.6 x 35.4 cm (21 7/8 x 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.37

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Curtis 1939, no. 67, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Martin Gordon Gallery, New York); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased February 7, 1975; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • An Artist's Artists: Jacob Kainen's Collection from Rembrandt to David Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003, as Refitting of a Ship at Low Tide.

Bibliography

1939

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

Wikidata ID

Q76339241

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