Gorge de Royat, Auvergne

Eugène Isabey

Associated Names
Eugène Isabey

Artist, French, 1803 - 1886

The image shows a landscape from an elevated point of view. The horizon is in the upper third, showcasing softly rolling hills and distant mountains. There are a cluster of buildings beyond some large trees on the right side, among scattered logs. The buildings are surrounded by a wooded landscape. The art style features detailed lines and various textures, emphasizing the tree bark and stonework. The color scheme mainly includes black, white, and gray tones. The composition balances rustic foreground elements with the serene background view.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.6 x 28.6 cm (6 15/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 34.9 x 43 cm (13 3/4 x 16 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.84.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Curtis 1939a, no. 31

  • Series Title

    Voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne France (plate 79)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté, S.A.); purchased 2006 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1939

  • Curtis, Atherton. Catalogue de l'oeuvre lithographié de Eugène Isabey. Paris: Paul Proute, 1939, no. 31.

Inscriptions

lower left below image: Eugène Isabey 1830; lower center below image: Gorge de Royat / Auvergne; lower right below image: Lith de Englemann; by later hand, lower left in graphite: c. 31

Wikidata ID

Q76339244

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