The Seine at Bas-Meudon

1868

Felix Bracquemond

Associated Names
Félix Bracquemond

Artist, French, 1833 - 1914

The image shows a riverside path with buildings and trees in the distance. The brushstroke style adds texture to the foliage and water. The color scheme is monochromatic with shades of black and cream. There are a figure, wooden boats, and lush vegetation near the riverbank. A fence runs along the left side of the path. Tall trees line the river and cast shadows on the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with drypoint on Japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.5 × 22.8 cm (6 1/8 × 9 in.)
    sheet: 23.7 × 33.1 cm (9 5/16 × 13 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.143.128

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi, no. 187, State iii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank Baker Bristow, Washington, D.C.; Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C.; acquired by National Gallery, 2015.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: no. 187, iii/iv

Inscriptions

recto: at lower left, in graphite, in later hand: "The Seine Near Bas-Meudon"; at lower right, in graphite, in later hand: Felix Bracquemond; verso: at lower left, in graphite, in later hand: 68 26, 866 / B 187; at lower right, in graphite, in later hand: Bracquemond

Markings

recto: none; verso: Frank Baker Bristow (Lugt 982a)

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