État Actuel de la Mare d’Auteuil

1871

Maxime Lalanne

Associated Names
Maxime Lalanne

Artist, French, 1827 - 1886

The image shows a landscape with cut logs and a fallen tree in the foreground. There is a person near the fallen tree. The horizon is positioned a third of the way up from the bottom, with a line of trees stretching across the scene. In the distance, there is a slight slope leading up to the horizon. The artwork features fine and intricate brushstrokes or etching lines, capturing the texture of the landscape and the sky. The color palette is mainly shades of gray, highlighting the contrast and details of the etching technique. In the background, there are silhouettes of trees blending into the sky, adding depth to the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on thin laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Carol and James Goodfriend

  • Dimensions

    image: 12.4 × 21 cm (4 7/8 × 8 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 28 × 40.5 cm (11 × 15 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.113.25

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Villet 2010, no. 76, state iii/iii

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. 76, state iii/iii.

Inscriptions

in image lower left: Lalanne

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