Dans un parc

Maxime Lalanne

Associated Names
Maxime Lalanne

Artist, French, 1827 - 1886

The image shows a detailed and intricate etching depicting a view from eye-level. In the distance, an ancient or medieval stone archway can be seen partially hidden by dense foliage. The horizon is suggested by the meeting point of trees and architectural elements against the sky. The artwork uses a limited color palette of sepia and black, emphasizing texture through fine lines. The foreground consists of lush vegetation, including trees with bare branches creating a natural frame around the scene across the archway.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 24 × 17.4 cm (9 7/16 × 6 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 34.8 × 24.6 cm (13 11/16 × 9 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1947.7.68

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Villet 2010, no. 58, state iv/vii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia; gift to National Gallery of Art, 1947.

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. 60.

2010

  • Villet, Jeffrey Michael. The Complete Prints of Maxime Lalanne: a catalogue raisonné, lithographs and etchings. Washington, DC: 2010, no. 58, state iv/vii.

Inscriptions

signed in graphite below image lower right: Maxime Lalanne; below plate lower left: dans un parc; top right: B60

Wikidata ID

Q65081291

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