The Look-Out (The Office of Victor Hugo)

1864

Maxime Lalanne

Associated Names
Maxime Lalanne

Artist, French, 1827 - 1886

The image shows a room interior with a large wooden table covered in papers as the central object, and a stool positioned in front of it. The color palette is dominated by various shades of sepia. The table and stool are situated slightly to the right, with a draped fabric covering part of the wall to the left, and a small framed picture hanging above the table. The floor beneath appears to be wooden, contributing to the rustic ambiance of the room.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on beige laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Carol and James Goodfriend

  • Dimensions

    image: 9.8 × 7.4 cm (3 7/8 × 2 15/16 in.)
    plate: 14.1 × 10.5 cm (5 9/16 × 4 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.6 × 17.4 cm (9 5/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.113.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Villet 2010, no. 18, state i/vi

  • Series Title

    Chez Victor Hugo (plate 9)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Collection of the artist (Lugt 1657). James and Carol Goodfriend, New York; gift to NGA, 2021.

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, nos. 11-22.

2010

  • Villet, Jeffrey Michael. The Complete Prints of Maxime Lalanne: a catalogue raisonné, lithographs and etchings. Washington, DC: 2010, no. 18, state i/vi.

Inscriptions

in plate lower left: Lalanne; on verso by later hand in graphite, center: 1320/[?]5; lower left: APG 15103

Watermarks

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