A Villefranche-sur-Mer

1882

Adolphe Appian

Associated Names
Adolphe Appian

Artist, French, 1818 - 1898

The image shows a view from a shaded area beneath a thick canopy of branches extending towards the center. A high horizon line showcases an expansive body of water. Vague silhouettes of distant structures are visible on the horizon. The artwork features intricate dark lines for dense foliage and contrasting highlights indicating sunlight. The color scheme is monochromatic, with primarily black and brown shades creating a dramatic effect. A figure stands on a path close to the water, partially obscured by shadow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with monoprint inking on Japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 14.8 x 25.8 cm (5 13/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.4 x 29.7 cm (8 1/16 x 11 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.53.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Curtis/Proute 1968, no. 61

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alfred Beurdeley (1847-1919), Paris (Lugt 421)

Associated Names

Bibliography

1968

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

Inscriptions

recto: in plate at upper left: APPIAN / 1882; below image at left in graphite: Appian; at bottom left in graphite in later hand: V.V.; at bottom right in graphite in later hand: effet de soleil couchant au bord de l'eau; verso: at bottom left in graphite in later hand: B2697; at bottom right in graphite in later hand: EC

Markings

recto: Alfred Beurdeley (Lugt 421); verso: none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q74069541

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