The Great Thistle (Le Grand Chardon)

1843

Eugène Bléry

Associated Names
Eugène Bléry

Artist, French, 1805 - 1887

The image displays large, detailed thistle plants with spiky leaves and stems topped with buds. It is a monochromatic etching with shades of black and white. In the foreground, thistle plants are on the right side, while smaller grasses and a dirt path are on the left, leading into the background with distant clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Ellwanger/Mescha Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 34 × 46.4 cm (13 3/8 × 18 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 36.9 × 50.1 cm (14 1/2 × 19 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.19.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc 1854 - 1888, no. 184, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

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: no. 184, ii/ii

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: no. 145.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: EBlery del & sculp; lower right in plate: aqua forti 1843.

Wikidata ID

Q76439088

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