St. Valery sur somme

Eugène Isabey

Associated Names
Eugène Isabey

Artist, French, 1803 - 1886

This image is a pencil sketch depicting a scene with boats. The perspective is slightly elevated, showing the boats from above and creating a sense of depth. The horizon is in the middle, dividing the ocean from the sky with faint cloud outlines above. The boats are drawn with simple lines and shading, giving them a three-dimensional look. In the foreground, there is a larger boat on a surface that resembles sandy or uneven terrain, with a smaller boat or anchor nearby. The water extends to the horizon. The drawing is monochrome, created with pencil on light brown paper, giving it an aged appearance. The strokes are delicate and sketchy, with some areas of heavier shading for emphasis.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on light brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 9.9 x 23.2 cm (3 7/8 x 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1954.12.25


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift 1954 to the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left artist's stamp in red (Lugt Supp.1401b); lower right: St. Valery sur somme

Wikidata ID

Q64560469

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