Oaks in the Vaux de Cernay

1840

Eugène Bléry

Associated Names
Eugène Bléry

Artist, French, 1805 - 1887

The image shows a landscape with a winding dirt path, large trees on the right, a slope with shrubs and an oxen-driven cart on the left. The sky is filled with light clouds, and in the distance, there are foliage and faint structures, possibly a church spire. The artwork is monochromatic, using shades of gray and detailed line work.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on chine collé (proof)

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 47.8 x 66 cm (18 13/16 x 26 in.)
    sheet: 50.4 x 69.2 cm (19 13/16 x 27 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.84.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc, no. 192, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

H. M. Petiet (not in Lugt). (Paul Prouté, S.A., Paris); purchased 2006 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: E. Bléry (not deciphered) aq & / (not deciphered) Epreuve des premier (not deciphered) / E. Blery / T Belle Epreuve (not deciphered) modèle du tirage / E. Blery; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 030358 / 293005

Wikidata ID

Q76339208

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