Hiver (Le Loup dans la neige)

1864

Félix Bracquemond

Associated Names
Félix Bracquemond

Artist, French, 1833 - 1914

The image shows a wintry landscape with a lone wolf walking across a snow-covered expanse, leaving paw prints. There are bare trees and branches creating a dominant presence. The etching technique is evident in fine, cross-hatched brushstrokes. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of gray to depict a cold winter setting. The trees form dark silhouettes against a lighter background, with the sky adding depth to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.3 × 32 cm (8 × 12 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.5 × 34.5 cm (9 1/4 × 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2100

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi, no. 180, State iii/iv

Artwork history & notes

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.

1987

  • Bouillon, Jean-Paul. Félix Bracquemond, Le Réalisme Absolu: oeuvre gravé 1849-1859, catalogue raisonné, Geneva: Skira, 1987.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, in image, at upper right: B. [underlined]; below image, at right, in graphite: Bracquemond [underlined]; verso: at lower left, in graphite, in later hand: B23168; at lower right, in graphite, in later hand: HO

Watermarks

to be identified

Wikidata ID

Q64955892

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