La Drague Dieppe (A Dredger in Dieppe Harbor by Moonlight)

c. 1885

Henri-Charles Guérard

Associated Names
Henri-Charles Guérard

Artist, French, 1846 - 1897

The image shows a waterfront view at dusk or dawn, overlooking the water towards the pier and city. The horizon is low in the image, just below the line of the pier and silhouetted cranes. The artwork style appears to use etching techniques with sharp lines and deep shadows. The color palette consists of dark tones, primarily blues and grays. The water reflects the dim light of a hidden or setting sun. There is a close structure resembling a dredger with a large wheel.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching and aquatint in blue and black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Given in the Memory of Martin Atlas by his Friends

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.8 x 47.8 cm (11 3/4 x 18 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.4 x 50.6 cm (12 3/4 x 19 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.10.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi no. 444?

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

François Heugel, Paris (b. 1922)(Lugt 3373). (Paul Prouté S.A., Paris); purchased 2012 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. 444?

1975

  • Bertin, Claudie. Henri Guerard: L'oeuvre grave. Paris, 1975: no. 225, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower edge in graphite: No 7; Eau forte et aqua tinta; H. Guérard; lower right in image: H. Guerard / Dieppe; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 101331

Markings

artist's stamp (L. 1157)

Wikidata ID

Q76560513

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