Les Roches noires près Trouville (Marèe Basse)

1874

Maxime Lalanne

Associated Names
Maxime Lalanne

Artist, French, 1827 - 1886

The image shows a rocky landscape with a low angle view stretching towards a distant horizon. The horizon line is low in the composition, meeting the sea and a landmass. Clouds fill the sky with dense, crisscrossing lines, contrasting with lighter areas. The brushstroke technique features detailed etching strokes conveying texture, primarily in the rocks. The monochromatic color palette uses shades of black and white to highlight the rugged texture and atmosphere. The etching technique adds texture and movement to the landscape scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of Greg Jecmen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.3 x 32.1 cm (7 3/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 30.4 cm (11 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.17.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Villet 2010, no. 105, state vii/vii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Conrad Graeber, Glyndon, MD); purchased by NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1885-1892, no. 118.

2010

  • Villet, Jeffrey Michael. The Complete Prints of Maxime Lalanne: a catalogue raisonné, lithographs and etchings. Washington, DC: 2010, no. 105, state vii/vii.

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: 299; lower left in plate: Maxime Lalanne, del. et sc.; lower center: LES ROCHES NOIRES PRES TROUVILLE (Marée basse); lower right: Vve (ve superscript) A. Cadart, Edit. Imp. 58 Bard (ard superscript) Haussmann, Paris

Wikidata ID

Q76439216

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