Marée Basse (Low Tide)

1831

Eugène Isabey

Associated Names
Eugène Isabey

Artist, French, 1803 - 1886

This image depicts a seascape featuring a shoreline with boats on the sand. The horizon is low, emphasizing the dramatic sky with swirling clouds and a monochromatic color scheme of gray, black, and white. The sea is choppy, and the technique used effectively captures the texture of the water and clouds.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté, S.A., Paris); purchased 2010 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1939

  • Curtis, Atherton. Catalogue de l'oeuvre lithographié de Eugène Isabey. Paris: Paul Proute, 1939, no. 51, ii/ii

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: E. Isabey del; lower right in plate Lith de C. Motte; lower center in plate: MARÉE BASSE; upper center in plate: PREMIER DESSIN FAIT A LA MANIERE NOIRE PAR EUG. ISABEY 9 1831

Wikidata ID

Q76552815

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