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Barque de pecheurs faisant escale dans les rochers de Collioure

Adolphe Appian

Associated Names

Adolphe Appian

Artist, French, 1818 - 1898

The image shows a coastal scene with a rocky shoreline, a body of water, a low horizon, a sky, and a detailed landscape with a fishing boat anchored close by. There are figures near the boat and rocky outcrops creating a boundary. The right side of the image shows rocky formations climbing upwards. The color palette is warm and earthy, with tan and deep shadows highlighting the composition's contrast.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number

1975.34.2
Catalogue Raisonné

Curtis/Proute 1968, no. 50, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1968

Curtis, Atherton and Paul Proute. Adolphe Appian, son oeuvre grave et lithographie. Paris: Paul Proute, 1968.

Wikidata ID

Q65564266

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