The Port of Monaco

1873

Adolphe Appian

Associated Names
Adolphe Appian

Artist, French, 1818 - 1898

The image shows a calm body of water with sailboats docked alongside a pier. The horizon is low, emphasizing the sky and cliffs. The artwork features delicate line work detailing the boats, cliffs, and surroundings with a muted blue and grey color palette. Buildings and people are depicted in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal, black chalk, and gray wash heightened with white chalk on blue wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 23.4 x 38.4 cm (9 3/16 x 15 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.16.1

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in charcoal: Appian; aLon verso in charcoal: p p creme / [illegible] / meme cadre du Pantheon[?] / 38 x 22 1/2 - 7-8 / 14 15 / 52 x 38

Wikidata ID

Q64533387

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