Port of San Remo

1878

Adolphe Appian

Associated Names
Adolphe Appian

Artist, French, 1818 - 1898

The image depicts a coastal scene from above eye level. The shoreline is visible with sailboats on the left. The horizon is low, with the sky dominating the top. In the distance to the right, there is a domed building. The intricate brushstrokes show texture, including ripples in the water and clouds in the sky. The color palette is black and off-white, emphasizing light and shadows. Faint outlines of buildings and ships are in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.9 x 35 cm (9 7/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 34.2 x 44.9 cm (13 7/16 x 17 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.38.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Curtis/Proute 1968, no. 52, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1968

  • Curtis, Atherton and Paul Proute. Adolphe Appian, son oeuvre grave et lithographie. Paris: Paul Proute, 1968.

Inscriptions

lower left below image in graphite: Appian; upper left in plate: APPIAN / 1878; in later hand, lower right in graphite: 22 x 18

Wikidata ID

Q74065696

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