Les Bords de la Seine près Argenteuil (The Banks of the Seine by Argenteuil)

1869

Maxime Lalanne

Associated Names
Maxime Lalanne

Artist, French, 1827 - 1886

The etching shows a riverside scene with a broad view of the landscape. The horizon sits in the upper middle of the image, integrating the waterway with several moored boats. Beyond the riverbank are trees and buildings. The meticulous linework captures textures in vegetation and buildings. The color palette is monochromatic, emphasizing shading and line density. Details include a rugged path and small figures near the water, with distant hills under a sky marked by clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Carol and James Goodfriend

  • Dimensions

    image: 78 × 24.4 cm (30 11/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
    plate: 0.86 × 25 cm (5/16 × 9 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.8 × 49.4 cm (12 15/16 × 19 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.113.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Villet 2010, no. 57, state iv/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. 59.

2010

  • Villet, Jeffrey Michael. The Complete Prints of Maxime Lalanne: a catalogue raisonné, lithographs and etchings. Washington, DC: 2010, no. 57, state iv/iv.

Inscriptions

beneath image center: Les Bords de la Seine près Argenteuil; lower right: Cadart et Luce Edit. Imp. Paris; lower left: Maxime Lalanne sc.

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