Pêcheur en Canot, au bord d'une Rivière (Fisherman in a Boat)

1887

Adolphe Appian

Associated Names
Adolphe Appian

Artist, French, 1818 - 1898

The image shows a calm, narrow river bordered by dense trees. The viewpoint is slightly elevated, looking down at the scene. Tall trees and grazing animals are silhouetted against the sky. The style appears to be fine etching, with delicate lines creating texture. The color palette is monochromatic, mainly shades of gray and black. In the foreground, a figure sits in a rowboat, framed by reeds. On the opposite bank, there are figures and animals in the misty distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with monoprint inking on China paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31.2 x 46.3 cm (12 5/16 x 18 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 32.7 x 48 cm (12 7/8 x 18 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.371

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Curtis/Proute 1968, no. 66

More About this Artwork

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James Bergquist, Boston); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased April 16, 1996; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • An Artist's Artists: Jacob Kainen's Collection from Rembrandt to David Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003, as Fisherman in a Boat.

2009

  • The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850-1900, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; NGA; Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, 2009 - 2010

Bibliography

1968

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

Inscriptions

recto: below image left in black ink: Appian [underlined] Souvenir [not deciphered] au Peintre Duez [Ernest Ange Duez?]

Wikidata ID

Q76335093

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