The Ford (Le passage du gué)

1634

Claude Lorrain

Associated Names
Claude Lorrain

Artist, French, 1604/1605 - 1682

The image is an etching showing a pastoral scene from an elevated vantage point. The horizon is high, with trees dominating the landscape. The artwork features intricate brushstrokes typical of etching, giving texture to the trees and figures. The black and white color palette highlights light and shadow. Closest to us, goats are seen with a man and woman nearby. In the background, more figures are engaged in activities. The scene is completed by a dense forest in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1974.120.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mannocci 1988, no. 12, State ii/v (B)


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1923

  • Blum, Andre. Les eaux-fortes de Claude Gellee dit le Lorrain. Paris: Editions Albert Morance, 1923.

1982

  • Russell 1982, 18.

1988

  • Mannocci, Lino. The Etchings of Claude Lorrain (catalogue raisonné). New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1988.

Wikidata ID

Q65566988

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