Bastion 49

1871

Maxime Lalanne

Associated Names
Maxime Lalanne

Artist, French, 1827 - 1886

The image shows a landscape with a bird's-eye view and a wide expanse. The horizon is placed high in the composition, with faint outlines of distant structures and hills visible. Detailed depictions of trees and structures are seen in the foreground, with fields and roads stretching into the distance. A path lined by trees leads into the scene from the left. The image has a monochromatic color palette, highlighting the black lines of the etching against a pale background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Carol and James Goodfriend

  • Dimensions

    image: 8.8 × 14.1 cm (3 7/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
    plate: 16.2 × 20.9 cm (6 3/8 × 8 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 × 30 cm (10 × 11 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.113.27

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Villet 2010, no. 78, state ii/iv

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, nos. 70-83.

2010

  • Villet, Jeffrey Michael. The Complete Prints of Maxime Lalanne: a catalogue raisonné, lithographs and etchings. Washington, DC: 2010, no. 78, state ii/iv.

Inscriptions

in plate lower right: Lalanne; lower left in graphite: Bastion 49 un fortification du Paris; bottom left: 2738; 961; bottom center: L78; verso: 3.79

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