Près Houlgate (Calvados)

1869

Maxime Lalanne

Associated Names
Maxime Lalanne

Artist, French, 1827 - 1886

The image displays a shore with towering cliffs to the right, as the sea meets the sky on the left. A precise linework style is used, with detailed strokes creating textures and contours on the cliffs and rocks. The color palette is monochromatic, using black and gray for a dramatic contrast. Delicate, linear wispy clouds are visible in the sky. The rocks appear less distinct as they recede into the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid Japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15 x 19.1 cm (5 7/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 18.8 x 23.5 cm (7 3/8 x 9 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.131.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Villet 2010, no. 64, state i/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

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. 67.

2010

  • Villet, Jeffrey Michael. The Complete Prints of Maxime Lalanne: a catalogue raisonné, lithographs and etchings. Washington, DC: 2010, no. 64, state i/iv.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Lalanne; lower right in graphite: Maxime Lalanne; across bottom of sheet: ep d'artiste B. 66, 42

Watermarks

Jan Kool

Wikidata ID

Q76557378

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