À Concarneau (Finistère)

1874

Maxime Lalanne

Associated Names
Maxime Lalanne

Artist, French, 1827 - 1886

This image is a finely detailed etching depicting a seaport scene from an aerial viewpoint. The composition includes various activities near us and extends to the water and cityscape in the distance. The horizon is low in the frame with structures and shoreline defining the width of the scene. The etching showcases intricate lines detailing buildings, landscapes, water, and sky with a monochromatic color scheme. Figures and boats are visible along the shoreline, while boats float near a fortified city with towers and spires in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Carol and James Goodfriend

  • Dimensions

    image: 12.4 × 20.7 cm (4 7/8 × 8 1/8 in.)
    plate: 15.8 × 23.6 cm (6 1/4 × 9 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 34.3 × 36.4 cm (13 1/2 × 14 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.113.40

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Villet 2010, no. 101, state ii/v

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. 84.

2010

  • Villet, Jeffrey Michael. The Complete Prints of Maxime Lalanne: a catalogue raisonné, lithographs and etchings. Washington, DC: 2010, no. 101, state ii/v.

Inscriptions

in plate lower left: Lalanne; lower right: à Concarneau (Finistère); by later hands in graphite lower center: [?] 1579; verso: (mutliple notations not deciphered)

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