August: Fishing

c. 1700

Claude Simpol

Associated Names
Claude Simpol

Artist, French, 1666 - 1716

The image depicts several figures engaged in various activities around a body of water, viewed from almost a side-on perspective. The horizon line is high, with rolling hills and a building visible along it. The painting uses delicate brushstrokes to capture fine details in a monochromatic or grisé technique, primarily using shades of grey and brown. The color palette is muted, consisting of shades of grey and beige. Figures in period attire are shown engaging in tasks close to the viewer, while others interact further away, near trees and a winding path. Trees and foliage frame the scene, with more figures and landscape elements in the background, all under a soft, consistent light.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brown and gray-brown wash with pen and brown and black ink over traces of black chalk

  • Credit Line

    William B. O'Neal Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24 × 32.4 cm (9 7/16 × 12 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.57.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Audap & Mirabaud, Paris, 9 December 2016, no. 6); (Paul Prouté, S.A., Paris); purchased 2018 by NGA.

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