Le Gué (The Ford)

1873

Maxime Lalanne, after Constant Troyon

Associated Names
Maxime Lalanne

Artist, French, 1827 - 1886

Constant Troyon

Artist After, French, 1810 - 1865

The image depicts a pastoral scene with cows standing in a body of water. The horizon is above the water, meeting the distant landscape. The sky is filled with large clouds. The brushwork is detailed, creating textures for clouds, water, and foliage. The color palette is black, white, and grey. A wooden structure or boat is in the foreground. In the distance, there are forested trees and a herd of cows wading through the water.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Carol and James Goodfriend

  • Dimensions

    image: 8.7 × 12.5 cm (3 7/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
    plate: 12 × 15.3 cm (4 3/4 × 6 in.)
    sheet: 17.4 × 26.8 cm (6 7/8 × 10 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.113.33

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Villet 2010, no. 90, state iii/v

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. 90.

2010

  • Villet, Jeffrey Michael. The Complete Prints of Maxime Lalanne: a catalogue raisonné, lithographs and etchings. Washington, DC: 2010, no. 90, state iii/v.

Inscriptions

in plate beneath image: Troyon pinx. Maxime Lalanne sc. LE GUÉ ...; in plate lower right in graphite (circled): 6; on verso in graphite, lower left: 7814-cw; lower right: Lalanne 90 B140.

Watermarks

partial (tips of two spirals)

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