Le Wagg-Poids de la Ville d'Amsterdam

1879

Maxime Lalanne

Associated Names
Maxime Lalanne

Artist, French, 1827 - 1886

The image shows an urban scene with a wide perspective that includes a busy street, canal area, and a central historical building with pointed roofs and turrets. The foreground features a cobblestone path with carts and barrels. People populate a bustling market area. To the right, boats with tall masts dock by the water, with smaller boats in the canal. The artwork depicts intricate architectural details, cobblestones, and water texture with fine detail in a monochromatic color palette characteristic of a drawing or etching. Cloud formations in the sky are subtly rendered with delicate lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 14.8 × 24.2 cm (5 13/16 × 9 1/2 in.)
    plate: 20 × 28.2 cm (7 7/8 × 11 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 24.3 × 32.8 cm (9 9/16 × 12 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.143.123

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Villet 2010, no. 131, state i/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

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. 104.

2010

  • Villet, Jeffrey Michael. The Complete Prints of Maxime Lalanne: a catalogue raisonné, lithographs and etchings. Washington, DC: 2010, no. 131, state i/iv.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Lalanne; on sheet bottom right by later hand: Le Haag, Poids de la Ville d'Amsterdam; bottom right corner: 048

Markings

stamped lower left verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

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