Landscape with Trees on a Bluff and a Snake Remarque

1892/1893

Charles-Marie Dulac

Associated Names
Charles-Marie Dulac

Artist, French, 1865 - 1898

Joseph Lemercier

Printer, French, 1803 - 1887

The image shows a coastal landscape viewed from an elevated position. The horizon is low in the composition with the sky meeting the water. The artist uses swirling brushstrokes for a dynamic effect, notably in the sky and foliage. The color palette is subdued, featuring shades of gray, brown, and white. The scene includes stone formations, a cliff silhouette, and wind-swept trees. The distant view captures the sea and sky with an emphasis on light and shadow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph printed in dark brown and black on chine appliqué on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Helena E.M. Gunnarsson Fund

  • Dimensions

    image (chine appliqué): 34.2 × 49.4 cm (13 7/16 × 19 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 47.5 × 61.8 cm (18 11/16 × 24 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.61.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Armstrong Fine Art, Chicago); purchased 2023 by National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

recto: in stone, in image, at lower right: Ch. Dulac t . 4; below image, at left, in graphite: 28 Ch. Dulac

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