At Venice

1878

Adolphe Appian

Associated Names
Adolphe Appian

Artist, French, 1818 - 1898

The image shows a body of water with a harbor in the distance. A large architectural building with columns and arches is on the left, with boats moored in front of it. The sky occupies the upper part of the image, and the water extends towards a vanishing point. Another boat and some structures can be seen in the background. The artwork is done with detailed etching, using fine lines to show textures and details. The color scheme is primarily black and white with subtle variations.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on thin laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.7 x 28 cm (7 3/4 x 11 in.)
    sheet: 24.7 x 36.9 cm (9 3/4 x 14 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1989.21.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Curtis/Proute 1968, no. 51, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

A. Chariatte (L. Supp.88a)

Associated Names

Bibliography

1968

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

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: APPiAN / 1878; by later hand, lower left in graphite: Adolphe Appian . / J.47 A Venise. 1878

Wikidata ID

Q74882359

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