Crayfish Looking at the Sun

1628

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

A large lobster on a rocky surface, with blades of grass to its right. The scene is in a monochrome sepia tone. In the background, the sun is partially above the horizon, radiating lines outward. The sea and sky extend behind the lobster.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6.1 × 8.1 cm (2 3/8 × 3 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 8.7 × 10.2 cm (3 7/16 × 4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.571

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 616, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1924

  • Lieure, J. Jacques Callot. 5 vols. Paris: Editions de la Gazette des Beaux Arts, 1924-1927. Reprint. 8 vols. New York: Collectors' Editions, 1969.

Wikidata ID

Q65509457

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