The Banks of the Seine at Bezons

1869

Maxime Lalanne

Associated Names
Maxime Lalanne

Artist, French, 1827 - 1886

The image shows a riverside view with a slightly elevated perspective. A line of tall trees is on the left, small boats are docked on the right, and a wide river flows towards a distant horizon in the middle. The background features hills and a bridge with arches. The drawing is done in fine, intricate lines with a monochromatic palette of black and white ink on paper, depicting details like texture in clouds, foliage, and water.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Carol and James Goodfriend

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.7 × 24.9 cm (3 7/16 × 9 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 10.4 × 26.4 cm (4 1/8 × 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.113.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Villet 2010, no. 56, state ii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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, no. 58.

2010

  • Villet, Jeffrey Michael. The Complete Prints of Maxime Lalanne: a catalogue raisonné, lithographs and etchings. Washington, DC: 2010, no. 56, state ii/iv.

Inscriptions

in graphite on verso lower right: 81 PBALW

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