Dans Mon Jardin à Bordeaux

1868/1872 (published 1872)

Maxime Lalanne

Associated Names
Maxime Lalanne

Artist, French, 1827 - 1886

Alfred Cadart

Publisher, French, 1828 - 1875

Alfred Cadart

Printer, French, 1828 - 1875

The image shows a garden from a straight-on perspective, with lush foliage dominating the composition. Tall trees with intricate branches are prominent against the sky. Shrubs and smaller plants fill the scene, surrounding the trees. A winding path leads through the garden. The detailed line work captures the textures of leaves and wood with etching. The color palette is monochromatic with blacks, whites, and grays, emphasizing contrast and depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Carol and James Goodfriend

  • Dimensions

    image: 13.7 × 10.1 cm (5 3/8 × 4 in.)
    plate: 16.6 × 11.6 cm (6 9/16 × 4 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 48.3 × 31.3 cm (19 × 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.113.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Villet 2010, no. 47, state iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

James and Carol Goodfriend, New York; gift to NGA, 2021.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1885-1892, no. 54.

2010

  • Villet, Jeffrey Michael. The Complete Prints of Maxime Lalanne: a catalogue raisonné, lithographs and etchings. Washington, DC: 2010, no. 47, state iii/iii.

Inscriptions

etched in image lower left: Lalanne; engraved below plate lower left: Maxime Lalanne, del. et sculp.; center: DANS MON JARDIN A BORDEAUX; lower right: A. CADART, Edit. Imp. Rue Nve des Mathurins, 58, Paris; in graphite by later lands lower left: C. 83; lower right: Lalanne / eaux-forts originale; bottom left: J. 63 / Lalanne; center: (not deciphered); lower right: Lalanne: verso lower left circled: B; lower center: 78-F1- [CLMC?]; lower right circled: 9

Watermarks

partial: A

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