Le Terril

1901

Gustave Marissiaux

Associated Names
Gustave Marissiaux

Artist, Belgian, 1872 - 1929

This is a photograph of an industrial landscape with figures engaged in construction work on a mound of earth beneath a large, wooden structure. The scene is captured in black-and-white, giving it a historical or vintage feel. The photograph showcases an elevated platform in the background with two silhouetted figures standing. The foreground presents rugged terrain with loose earth and rocks, where additional figures appear to be engaged in manual labor. The sky above is cloudy with diffused sunlight casting soft illumination over the workers and construction scene. The composition highlights hard labor and industrialization.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mark Katzman and Hilary Skirboll

  • Dimensions

    image: 13.9 × 17.5 cm (5 1/2 × 6 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 28.2 × 40.1 cm (11 1/8 × 15 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2025.15.26

  • Volume Title

    Visions D'artiste


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mark Katzman, St. Louis, MO, 2006; gift to NGA, 2025.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, lower left printed in black ink perpendicular: PL. XXIV; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: 2010.349


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