The Effects of Bombardment (Les Effets du bombardement)

1871

Maxime Lalanne

Associated Names
Maxime Lalanne

Artist, French, 1827 - 1886

The image shows a large, dilapidated building in the center. The viewpoint is slightly elevated. In the background, a low horizon with faint outlines of trees and structures. The brushstrokes are detailed and the color palette is primarily black and white. The landscape is sparse with a few distant figures and trees. The ground is uneven and covered with debris.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Carol and James Goodfriend

  • Dimensions

    image: 8.9 × 14 cm (3 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 28 × 40 cm (11 × 15 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.113.21

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Villet 2010, no.72, 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, nos. 70-83.

2010

  • Villet, Jeffrey Michael. The Complete Prints of Maxime Lalanne: a catalogue raisonné, lithographs and etchings. Washington, DC: 2010, no.72, state iv?/iv.

Inscriptions

in plate lower left: Lalanne; by later hands in graphite lower left: 96.1; lower right: > 72 / V 72 i/ii

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