A Moonlit Harbor

1890s

Norbert Goeneutte

Associated Names
Norbert Goeneutte

Artist, French, 1854 - 1894

The image shows a night scene with ships on the water. The horizon is below the middle, with ships silhouetted in the center and to the right. The brushstrokes are soft, creating a diffuse effect. The color palette is black, gray, and pale. Moonlight casts a glow on the water's surface. A structure stands in the distance. The moon is partially hidden by clouds on the left, providing the only light source.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of Lawrence Lawver

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10.9 × 15 cm (4 5/16 × 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 27.5 × 38.2 cm (10 13/16 × 15 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.43.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Duvivier 1994, no. undesc.

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté, S.A., Paris); purchased 2015 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1994

  • Duvivier, Christophe. Norbert Goeneutte: 1854 - 1894. Pontoise, 1994: undesc

Markings

the artist's studio stamp (Lugt 1182)

Wikidata ID

Q77016031

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