Vieux canal (Old Canal)

1926

Jules de Bruycker

Associated Names
Jules de Bruycker

Artist, Belgian, 1870 - 1945

The image shows a canal scene with closely packed buildings and a narrow waterway between them. The buildings have gabled roofs with intricate etching lines for texture and depth. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of black and tan. A small boat is in the canal, with buildings and a sidewalk extending into the distance. The composition highlights the crowded and aged architecture of medieval European towns.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching printed in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.35 × 19.69 cm (10 3/8 × 7 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 44.93 × 31.75 cm (17 11/16 × 12 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.32.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Roy 1933, no. 139

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1933

  • Le Roy, Grégoire. L'Oeuvre gravé de Jules de Bruycker. Brussels, 1933: no. 139

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: vieux canal; lower right in graphite: J de Bruycker / 7/50

Markings

lower left blindstamp: GOB [Gravure Originale Belge] (Lugt 5286)

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