Marine Algae (Algues marines)

1893

Pierre Roche

Associated Names
Pierre Roche

Artist, French, 1855 - 1922

The main object is a detailed drawing of branching coral, spanning from the upper right portion to the center of the image. A drawing of a fish is displayed to the left of the coral, shown with intricate fins and tail. Below these two objects to the right, there is a smaller sketch of a crustacean or similar aquatic creature. The color palette consists of soft, muted tones with a light beige background and subtle blue-green and brown hues for the details of the drawings. The coral stretches across the top right corner, the fish to its left, and the crustacean close to the bottom right corner of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gypsograph in green on japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17 x 11 cm (6 11/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.5 x 22.2 cm (12 13/16 x 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.162.35

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Boyer and Cate 1991, no. 70

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ira and Virginia Jackson Collection, Houston; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1991

  • Boyer, Patricia Eckert, and Phillip Dennis Cate. L'Estampe originale: Artistic Printmaking in France 1893 - 1895. Zwolle, 1991.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: No. 86 Pierre Roche

Wikidata ID

Q76355662

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