Les Ormeaux de Cénon

1871

Maxime Lalanne

Associated Names
Maxime Lalanne

Artist, French, 1827 - 1886

François Liénard

Printer, French, active 1860s-1880s

The image displays a viewpoint at eye-level, looking over a peaceful landscape with a group of tall trees at the center. The horizon sits low in the composition, emphasizing the trees against the sky. The trees stand out with their lush foliage, while the surrounding area shows smaller vegetation leading to the horizon. Delicate brushstrokes create detailed textures across the landscape, including the sky. The color palette is monochromatic with sepia tones, creating a classic, serene atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Carol and James Goodfriend

  • Dimensions

    image: 14 × 22 cm (5 1/2 × 8 11/16 in.)
    plate: 15.7 × 23.5 cm (6 3/16 × 9 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 18.7 × 27.3 cm (7 3/8 × 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.113.38

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Villet 2010, no. 98, state ii/ii

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. 109.

2010

  • Villet, Jeffrey Michael. The Complete Prints of Maxime Lalanne: a catalogue raisonné, lithographs and etchings. Washington, DC: 2010, no. 98, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

in image lower left: Lalanne; beneath image lower left: Maxime Lalanne, del. et sc. / Gazette des Beaux-Arts; lower right: Salon de 1874 / Fçois Liénard, Imp. Paris.; center: LES ORMEAUX DE CÉNON.; on verso in graphite by later hand: (not deciphered)

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