A Guard Post (Un Poste de garde)

1871

Maxime Lalanne

Associated Names
Maxime Lalanne

Artist, French, 1827 - 1886

This is a drawing of a dimly lit interior space with several humanoid forms. The room depicted has an elongated perspective, and shadows dominate the composition. The walls and floorboards are meticulously rendered with fine lines. The right side of the room suggests a collection of thoughts or ideas made visible, while the large dark masses near the center may indicate resting or sleeping shapes. The left edge has a tall structure resembling a window or door, casting light across the room. The artwork's use of shading and cross-hatching creates a deep contrast, emphasizing the room's moody atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Carol and James Goodfriend

  • Dimensions

    image: 9 × 14 cm (3 9/16 × 5 1/2 in.)
    plate: 16.2 × 20.9 cm (6 3/8 × 8 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 23 × 31.1 cm (9 1/16 × 12 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.113.28

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Villet 2010, no. 79, 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. 79, state iv?/iv.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Lalanne; lower center, in graphite: B80 V 79 ii/iii; lower right corner in graphite: 172 [indecipherable]/80

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