Soir d'hiver à Montmartre (Winter Evening in Montmartre)

c. 1910

Jean-Alexis-Joseph Morin-Jean

Associated Names
Morin-Jean

Artist, French, 1877 - 1940

The image shows a street-level view with buildings, a windmill, and a cobblestone path leading into the distance. The sky has warm, muted tones indicating early evening or twilight. Streetlamps illuminate the scene, and the overall color palette includes earthy browns, soft oranges, and pale pinks. The style appears to be a print with fine brushstrokes or etching lines, creating a textured appearance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint and soft-ground etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased in Memory of Marianne S. Schwartz

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.32 × 26.04 cm (8 × 10 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 31.75 × 41.91 cm (12 1/2 × 16 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.4.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jan Johnson, Quebec); purchased 2018 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: A Mr Adrien Lavieille / amical souvenir / Morin-Jean