Pêcheur en Canot, au bord d'une Rivière (Fisherman in a Boat)

1887

Adolphe Appian

Associated Names
Adolphe Appian

Artist, French, 1818 - 1898

The image shows a peaceful riverside scene with a serene river stretching across the view. The horizon is visible above the center of the composition, where trees and sky meet. Faint silhouettes of cows and a person can be seen in the distance. A large tree trunk is on the left, and a rowboat with a person fishing is on the river. The intricate brushstrokes detail the trees and foliage meticulously. The color palette is monochromatic, featuring black, white, and gray tones. The reflection in the water mirrors the elements of land, tree, and boat.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with monoprint inking on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31 x 46.5 cm (12 3/16 x 18 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 38.7 x 53.5 cm (15 1/4 x 21 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.67.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Curtis/Prouté 1968, no. 66, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Daniel Bell. (Conrad Graeber Fine Art, Riderwood, MD); purchased 2012 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1968

  • Curtis, Atherton and Paul Proute. Adolphe Appian, son oeuvre grave et lithographie. Paris: Paul Proute, 1968: no. 66,i i/iii

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, below image, at right: 1887 [in reverse] APPIAN; by later hand, lower left in graphite: J. 20? pas des fiches "monotype"; verso: none

Wikidata ID

Q76561146

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