Coast Scene with an Artist (Le dessinateur)

c. 1638/1641

Claude Lorrain

Associated Names
Claude Lorrain

Artist, French, 1604/1605 - 1682

The image shows a coastal scene with a fortified structure on the left, a path leading towards the water, figures engaging in various activities in the center, and ships in the sea in the background. The style features intricate linework and cross-hatching to depict texture and depth. The color palette consists of various shades of brown and black, with a monochromatic feel. The sky has thin horizontal strokes suggesting clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 12.5 x 17.7 cm (4 15/16 x 6 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.39.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mannocci 1988, no. 36, State iii/v (B)

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., May 1983.

Bibliography

1923

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

1988

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

Wikidata ID

Q65566997

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