En Forêt (Crépuscule) (In the Forest: Twilight)

1873

Maxime Lalanne, after John Crome

Associated Names
Maxime Lalanne

Artist, French, 1827 - 1886

Alfred Cadart

Printer, French, 1828 - 1875

John Crome

Artist After, British, 1768 - 1821

The image depicts a wooded area, viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. The scene is filled with intricate details of tall trees, foliage, and branches overlapping each other. The etching style is detailed with fine lines creating a textured effect. The color palette is monochromatic with varying densities of lines providing contrast between light and dark areas. A deer is visible on the ground, with trees creating a canopy in the background. Wisps of clouds are etched in the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Carol and James Goodfriend

  • Dimensions

    image: 12 × 9.2 cm (4 3/4 × 3 5/8 in.)
    plate: 15.8 × 12 cm (6 1/4 × 4 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 29 × 22 cm (11 7/16 × 8 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.113.34

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Villet 2010, no. 91, state ii/ii

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. 143.

2010

  • Villet, Jeffrey Michael. The Complete Prints of Maxime Lalanne: a catalogue raisonné, lithographs and etchings. Washington, DC: 2010, no. 91, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

in image lower right: Lalanne; beneath image lower left: Old Crome pinx.; lower right: Maxime Lalanne sculp.; center: Imp. A. Cadart, Paris.

Watermarks

(partial)

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