Fisherman with a Net

1868

Félix Bracquemond

Associated Names
Félix Bracquemond

Artist, French, 1833 - 1914

This image shows a shoreline framed by dense vegetation with a narrow boat near the shore. The horizon is slightly above the center of the image, featuring a cluster of trees and bushes. The style uses fine and delicate etching techniques with intricate line work. The black and white color scheme creates strong contrast, emphasizing details of the vegetation and water's surface. The trees are densely packed, outlined with line work suggesting leaves and branches. The foreground is water with land rising slightly behind it, covered in vegetation. Trees provide height against an empty sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    The Helena E.M. Gunnarsson Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 38.1 × 60.45 cm (15 × 23 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 49.28 × 72.9 cm (19 3/8 × 28 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.65.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Berald, no. 189, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); purchased 2023 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: no. 189 i/iii

Watermarks

present but undeciphered

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