Marée Basse

1833

Eugène Isabey

Associated Names
Eugène Isabey

Artist, French, 1803 - 1886

The image shows a ship stranded on a shoreline at low tide. The ship is on a sandy and mud-streaked surface, with its sails down and masts reaching into a cloudy sky. Smaller figures or structures are visible on the distant shoreline, while nautical objects like ropes and crates are scattered around. The precise linework contrasts with the soft clouds above, and the monochromatic color palette adds a somber mood. The overall effect is one of stillness and quietude.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.82

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Curtis 1939a, no. 69, State i


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1939

  • Curtis, Atherton. Catalogue de l'oeuvre lithographié de Eugène Isabey. Paris: Paul Proute, 1939.

Wikidata ID

Q65223076

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